Coleraine was a constituency represented in the

Irish House of Commons The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords. The membership of the House of Commons was directly elected, but on a highly restrictive fra ...

from 1611 to 1800. Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.

History

In the

Patriot Parliament Patriot Parliament is the name commonly used for the Irish Parliament session called by King James II during the Williamite War in Ireland which lasted from 1688 to 1691. The first since 1666, it held only one session, which lasted from 7 May 16 ...

of 1689 summoned by James II, Coleraine was not represented. The borough was disenfranchised under the terms of the

Act of Union 1800 The Acts of Union 1800 (sometimes incorrectly referred to as a single 'Act of Union 1801') were parallel acts of the Parliament of Great Britain and the Parliament of Ireland which united the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Irela ...

Members of Parliament

*1613–1615 Sir Barnabas O'Brien, later Earl of Thomond and John Wilkinson *1634–1635 George Bland and Edward Rowley *1639–1645 Charles Monck (not duly elected - replaced by Edmond Cossens) and Thomas Harman *1661–1666 Randal Beresford and Stephen Cuppage (died and replaced 1666 by William Jackson)

1692–1801

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* * {{County Londonderry constituencies Coleraine Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) Historic constituencies in County Londonderry 1611 establishments in Ireland 1800 disestablishments in Ireland Constituencies established in 1611 Constituencies disestablished in 1800