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- Under the Acts of Union 1800, with effect from 1 January 1801, there were a 100 MPs representing Ireland in the United Kingdom Parliament. These were divided into 66 constituencies for elections to the United Kingdom Parliament:
* 32 county constituencies, each electing 2 MPs;
* 33 borough constituencies, each electing 1 MP, except for Cork City and Dublin City, which elected 2 MPs; and
* 1 university constituency, electing 1 MP. Under the Representation of the People (Ireland) Act 1832, the total number of seats from Ireland increased to 105, with Belfast, Galway Borough, Limerick City, Waterford City and Dublin University gaining a second seat. There were minor boundary changes to the borough constituencies under the Parliamentary Boundaries (Ireland) Act 1832. Cashel and Sligo Borough were disenfranchised for corruption in 1870, reducing the number of constituencies to 64 and seats to 103. In the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, there was a substantial revision of constituencies, with most borough constituencies abolished and county constituencies divided into single-member districts. These new constituencies were first used at the 1885 United Kingdom general election in Ireland. (en)
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- Under the Acts of Union 1800, with effect from 1 January 1801, there were a 100 MPs representing Ireland in the United Kingdom Parliament. These were divided into 66 constituencies for elections to the United Kingdom Parliament:
* 32 county constituencies, each electing 2 MPs;
* 33 borough constituencies, each electing 1 MP, except for Cork City and Dublin City, which elected 2 MPs; and
* 1 university constituency, electing 1 MP. Cashel and Sligo Borough were disenfranchised for corruption in 1870, reducing the number of constituencies to 64 and seats to 103. (en)
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