Portarlington
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Portarlington is a parliamentary borough that historically sent representatives to the Parliament of the United Kingdom, notably serving as a constituency for figures such as Robert Hobart, 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Portarlington canonical | 2 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | parliamentary borough ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Historic parliamentary constituencies in Ireland (UK Parliament) ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Acts of Union 1800 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electoralMethod | first-past-the-post voting ⓘ |
| electoralType | borough constituency ⓘ |
| electorateType | borough electorate ⓘ |
| endTime | 1885 ⓘ |
| hasParliament | United Kingdom Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRepresentative | Robert Hobart, 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalNote |
abolished in the late 19th century redistribution of seats
ⓘ
created at the Union of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | disenfranchised ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom Parliament electoral law ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialRecords | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Laois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ireland (UK parliamentary representation) NERFINISHED ⓘ Leinster ⓘ Portarlington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | returning members to the Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| notableMP | Robert Hobart, 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 1 ⓘ |
| parliamentarySystem | Westminster system ⓘ |
| partOf | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Portarlington (Irish Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedIn |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedInterest | local borough of Portarlington ⓘ |
| startTime | 1801 ⓘ |
| status | defunct constituency ⓘ |
| successor | Queen's County (Leix) constituency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | election of Members of Parliament ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Robert Hobart, 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire