Dublin St Stephen's Green (UK Parliament constituency)


St Stephen's Green, a division of Dublin, was a UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland. It returned one Member of Parliament to the British House of Commons 1885–1922.
Prior to the 1885 general election, the city was the undivided two member Dublin City constituency. In 1885, Dublin was divided into four constituencies: the St Stephen's Green, Dublin College Green, Dublin Harbour and Dublin St Patrick's constituencies.
In 1918, the city was allocated seven seats: in addition to the four existing constituencies, the new divisions were Dublin Clontarf, Dublin St James's and Dublin St Michan's.
From the dissolution of 1922, the area was no longer represented in the UK Parliament.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised parts of the south-east of the city of Dublin, including the area containing its namesake; St Stephen's Green.
1885–1918: In the Borough of Dublin, the Exchange, Fitzwilliam and Mansion House wards and those parts of the South Dock and Trinity wards not contained within the Dublin Harbour constituency, and that part of the parliamentary borough outside of the municipal borough boundary that was not contained within the Dublin Harbour constituency.
1918–1922: In the County Borough of Dublin, the Royal Exchange, Fitzwilliam and Mansion House wards and those parts of the South Dock and Trinity wards not contained within the Dublin Harbour constituency.

Politics

In 1918 Dublin St Stephen's Green gave Sinn Féin almost two-thirds of its votes. The minority was fairly evenly divided between the Irish Parliamentary Party and the Unionists.
In common with other Sinn Féiners, elected in 1918, the Deputy did not take his seat at Westminster but instead participated in the revolutionary Dáil Éireann.

Members of Parliament

''Key to parties: APN Anti-Parnellite Nationalist, Ind N Independent Nationalist, Ind N-H Independent Nationalist, Lab Irish Labour Party, N Nationalist, PN Parnellite Nationalist, SF Sinn Féin, U Unionist, LU Liberal Unionist, L Liberal Party.

Elections

This constituency elected its MP using the first past the post electoral system.

Elections in the 1910s

Elections in the 1900s

Elections in the 1890s

Elections in the 1880s