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.

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Portarlington canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary borough
abolishedBy Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
category Historic parliamentary constituencies in Ireland (UK Parliament)
constitutionalBasis Acts of Union 1800
country United Kingdom
electoralMethod first-past-the-post voting
electoralType borough constituency
electorateType borough electorate
endTime 1885
hasParliament United Kingdom Parliament
linked to: British Parliament
hasRepresentative Robert Hobart, 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire
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
Ireland (UK parliamentary representation)
Leinster
Portarlington
notableFor returning members to the Parliament of the United Kingdom
notableMP Robert Hobart, 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire
numberOfMembers 1
parliamentarySystem Westminster system
partOf United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
predecessor Portarlington (Irish Parliament constituency)
region Ireland
representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
representedInterest local borough of Portarlington
startTime 1801
status defunct constituency
successor Queen's County (Leix) constituency
usedFor election of Members of Parliament

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Robert Hobart, 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire representedConstituency Portarlington
subject linked to: Lord Buckinghamshire
County Laois hasSettlement Portarlington
Queen's County containsTown Portarlington
Portarlington (UK Parliament constituency) locatedIn Portarlington
subject linked to: Portarlington
Portarlington railway station serves Portarlington