Members of Parliament
The use of roman numerals, in brackets, is to distinguish between two MPs with the same name. It is not suggested that the men were known in that way, during their lifetimes.
| Election | Member | Party | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801, January 1 | Robert Leigh | 1801: Co-opted | ||
| 1802, July 10 | Charles Tottenham (I) | Resigned | ||
| 1805, July 26 | Ponsonby Tottenham | |||
| 1806, November 10 | Charles Leigh | |||
| 1807, May 21 | William Wigram (I) | |||
| 1812, October 16 | Charles Leigh | |||
| 1818, June 26 | John Carroll | Resigned | ||
| 1821, February 9 | Francis Leigh | Tory | Resigned | |
| 1824, March 5 | John Doherty | Tory | ||
| 1826, June 29 | William Wigram (II) | Tory | ||
| 1830, August 6 | Charles Powell Leslie | Tory | ||
| 1831, May 7 | Charles Tottenham (II) | Tory | Resigned | |
| 1831, August 15 | William Wigram (II) | Tory | ||
| 1832, December 15 | John Hyacinth Talbot | Repeal Association | Re-elected as a Liberal/Repealer pact candidate | |
| 1835, January 14 | Liberal | |||
| 1841, July 6 | Hon. Robert Gore | Liberal | ||
| 1847, August 7 | John Hyacinth Talbot | Repeal Association | ||
| 1852, July 15 | Charles Gavan Duffy | Liberal | Joined the Independent Irish Party | |
| 1852 | Independent Irish | Resigned | ||
| 1856, March 18 | Charles Tottenham (II) | Conservative | Resigned | |
| 1863, June 8 | Charles George Tottenham | Conservative | ||
| 1868, November 18 | Patrick McMahon | Liberal | ||
| 1874, February 6 | John Dunbar | Home Rule League | Died | |
| 1878, December 17 | Charles George Tottenham | Conservative | ||
| 1880, April 2 | Joseph William Foley | Home Rule League | Resigned | |
| 1881, January 31 | John Edward Redmond | Home Rule League | Last MP for the constituency | |
| 1885 | Constituency abolished | |||
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