Newtownards (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Newtownards was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.

Newtownards
Former constituency for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created
Abolished	1800
Replaced by	Disenfranchised

Members of Parliament

1613–1801

The town was incorporated on 1 April 1613 and a privilege of that incorporation was to send two burgers to serve as members of Parliament.[1] Members of Parliament from 1613 to 1800 inclusive:[2]

Election		First member	First party		Second member	Second party
1613		George Conyngham, Loghriscoll			James Cathcart, Ballenyane
1634		Hugh Montgomery, Master of the Ardes			Edward Trevor
1639		Hugh Montgomery			John Trevor, Balleclender
1640 (February)		George Montgomery, Ballylessan
1640 (March)		George Montgomery
1661		William Montgomery, Rosemount			Charles Campbell, Donaghadee, Dublin
1692		Robert Echlin			Thomas Knox
1695		Clotworthy Upton			Charles Campbell
1703		George Carpenter
1705		Brabazon Ponsonby
1715		Richard Tighe
1725					Hon. William Ponsonby
1727		John Denny Vesey [3]			Robert Jocelyn
1739					Hon. John Ponsonby
1750		Chambre Brabazon Ponsonby
1761		Richard Ponsonby			Redmond Morres
1768		Thomas Le Hunt			Hon. John Ponsonby[4]
1769					Sir William Morres, 1st Bt
1775		Cornelius O'Callaghan			Arthur Dawson
1776		Sir John Browne, 7th Bt			James Somerville
October 1783		William Brabazon Ponsonby[5]			Lodge Evans Morres[6]
1783		Hon. John Ponsonby			George Lowther
1785					Sir William Morres, 3rd Bt
1788		Henry Alexander
1790		Hon. Richard Annesley			John I La Touche
1796					John II La Touche
1798		Sir John Blaquiere, 1st Bt			Robert Alexander
1800					Hon. Du Pre Alexander
1801		Constituency disenfranchised

Notes

1. Montgomery & Hill 1869, p. 67.
2. "The [following] list has been kindly supplied by T. K. Lowry, Esq., Editor of the Hamilton Manuscripts" (Montgomery & Hill 1869, pp. 67, 68):
   • 1613, April — George Conyngham, Esq., Loghriscoll. James Cathcart, Esq., Ballenyane.
   • 1634, June — Hon. Hugh Montgomery, Master of the Ardes, Newtown (Newtownards).
   • 1639, March 2 — Hon. Hugh Montgomery, Newtown. John Trevor, Esq., Balleclender.
   • 1640, Feb. — Hon. George Montgomery, Ballylessan, vice H. Montgomery, sick.
   • 1640, March — G. Montgomery.
   • 1661, April 18 — William Montgomery, Esq., Rosemount. Charles Campbell, Gent., Donaghadee, Dublin.
   • 1692, Sept. 26 — Robert Echlin, Esq., Rush, Dublin. Thomas Knox, Esq., Dungannon, Tyrone.
   • 1695, Aug. 19 — Clotworthy Upton, Esq., Castle Upton, Antrim. Charles Campbell, Esq., Dublin.
   • 1703, Sept. 21 — George Carpenter, Esq., Longwood, Hants. Charles Campbell, Esq., Dublin.
   • 1704, Feb. 23 — Brabazon Ponsonby, Esq., Bessborough, Kilkenny, vice Carpenter absent on the Queen's service in England.
   • 1713, Oct. 29 — Brabazon Ponsonby, Esq., Bessborough, Kilkenny. Charles Campbell, Esq., Dublin.
   • 1715, Nov. 4 — Richard Tighe, Esq., Dublin. Charles Campbell, Esq. , Dublin.
   • 1725, Nov. 9 — Hon. Wm. Ponsonby, Bessborough, Kilkenny, vice Campbell, deceased.
   • 1727, Nov. 8 — John Denny Vesey (Bart.), Abbyleix, Queen's County. Robert Joeelyn, Esq., Dublin.
   • 1739, Oct. 23 — Hon. John Ponsonby, Bishops' Court, Kildare, vico Joeelyn, Lord Chancellor.
   • 1750, April 26 — Chambre Brabazon Ponsonby, Esq., Ashgrove, Kilkenny, vice Vesey, Lord Knapton.
   • 1761, May 2 — Hon. Richard Ponsonby, Dublin. Redmond Morres, Esq., Rathgar, Dublin.
   • 1768, July 16 — Hon. John Ponsonby, Bishops' Court, Kildare. Thomas Le Hunte, Esq., Dublin.
   • 1769, Oct. 30 — Sir William Evans Morres, Bart., Kilcreen, Kilkenny.
   • 1775, Oct. 10 — Cornelius O'Callaghan (the elder), Esq. Arthur Dawson, Esq.
   • 1776, June 18 — John Browne of the Neale, (Bart.) James Summerville, Esq.
   • 1783, Oct. 4 — William Brabazon Ponsonby, Esq. Lodge Morres, Esq.
   • 1785, Jan. 20 — Right Hon. John Ponsonby. Sir William Evans Ryves Morres, Bart.
   • 1788, Feb., 4 — Henry Alexander, Esq., vice Ponsonby, deceased.
   • 1790, July, 2 — Hon. Richard Annesley, John La Touche, Esq.
   • 1796, Mar., 2 — John La Touche. jun., Esq.
   • 1798, Jan., 9 — Rt- Hon. Sir John Blacquiere, K.B. Robert Alexander, Esq.
   • 1800, Feb., 3 — Hon. Dupre Alexander, vice Robt. Alexander.
3. from 1730 Sir John Vesey, 2nd Bt
4. Also returned for Co. Kilkenny, for which he chose to sit
5. Also returned for Co. Kilkenny, for which he chose to sit
6. Also returned for Bandon Bridge, for which he chose to sit

References

• Montgomery, William; Hill, George (1869), The Montgomery manuscripts: (1603–1706) Comp. from family papers by William Montgomery, of Rosemount; and edited with notes, Belfast: Archer, p. 67 (footnote 65)
• Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commonscites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.