Ardee (also known as Ardee Borough) was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1378 to 1801. A borough constituency (in Scotland, a burgh constituency) is a type of parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom. ... Events March - John Wyclif tried to gain public favour by laying his theses before parliament, and then made them public in a tract. ... The following list identifies every constituency used in Parliamentary etc. ... The Irish House of Commons by Francis Wheatley (1780) The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from mediæval times until 1800. ... The Irish House of Commons by Francis Wheatley (1780) The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from mediæval times until 1800. ...

Boundaries and Boundary Changes

Ardee in County Louth was enfranchised as a borough constituency in 1378. It continued to be entitled to send two Members of Parliament to the Irish House of Commons until the Parliament of Ireland was merged into the Parliament of the United Kingdom on 1 January 1801. The constituency was disenfranchised on 31 December 1800. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Dundalk Code: LH Area: 820 km² Population (2006) 110,894 Website: www. ... A borough constituency (in Scotland, a burgh constituency) is a type of parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom. ... Events March - John Wyclif tried to gain public favour by laying his theses before parliament, and then made them public in a tract. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The Irish House of Commons by Francis Wheatley (1780) The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from mediæval times until 1800. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1800 (MDCCC) was an exceptional common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. ...

The borough was represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom as part of the county constituency of Louth. The House of Commons is a component of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also includes the Sovereign and the House of Lords. ... A County constituency is a constituency in the United Kingdom that covers a predominantly rural area. ... A former UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning two Members of Parliament 1801-1885 and one in 1918-1922. ...

Electoral System and Electorate

The parliamentary representatives of the borough were elected using the bloc vote for two-member elections and first past the post for single-member by-elections. Bloc voting (or block voting) (also called Plurality-at-large) refers to a class of voting systems which can be used to elect several representatives from a single constituency. ... The plurality voting system, also known as first past the post, is a voting system used to elect a single winner in a given election. ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ...

A summary of the borough electorate was included in Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837. The electorate consisted of the members of the Borough Corporation (the local Council) and the freemen. All of the classes of electors qualified because of co-option by all or part of the existing ones, so this was a constituency with an oligarchic constitution rather than a democratic one. Oligarchy is a form of government where most political power effectively rests with a small segment of society (typically the most powerful, whether by wealth, military strength, ruthlessness, or political influence). ... Democracy is a form of government under which the power to alter the laws and structures of government lies, ultimately, with the citizenry. ...

Members of Parliament (Ireland) to 1800

• 1559-1559 ?
• 1568-1571 ?
• 1585-1586 Robert Barnewall and ?
• 1613-1615 ?
• 1634-1635 ?
• 1639-1649 ?
• 1661-1666 John Chambers and John Ruxton; changes (1665) Sir Robert Byron vice Chambers and Brent Moore vice Ruxton
• 1689-1689 Hugh Gernon and John Babe Members of the Patriot Parliament
• 1692-1693 ?
• 1695-1699 ?
• 1703-1713 ?
• 1713-1714 ?
• 1715-1727 ?
• 1727-1760 ?; changes (1741) Tichborne Aston (b. before 1723 - d. 4 March 1747/48) vice ?
• 1761-1768 ?
• 1769-1776 ?
• 1776-1783 ?
• 1783-1790 ?
• 1790-1797 ?
• 1798-1800 ?

Note: In 1665 the Lord Lieutenant (James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde) wrote to the Portreeve of Ardee recommending Sir Robert Byron, as Burgess in Parliament for Ardee, in the room of Captain John Chambers, "removed" and Colonel Brent Moore, in the "stead of Lieutenant John Ruxton, removed". Events January 15 - Elizabeth I of England is crowned in Westminster Abbey. ... Events January 15 - Elizabeth I of England is crowned in Westminster Abbey. ... Events March 23 - Peace of Longjumeau ends the Second War of Religion in France. ... Events January 11 - Austrian nobility is granted Freedom of religion. ... 1585 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. ... 1586 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... Events January - Galileo observes Neptune, but mistakes it for a star and so is not credited with its discovery. ... 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Elections

See also

• List of Irish constituencies