Baltimore (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
| Baltimore | |
|---|---|
| Former Borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons |
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| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1614 |
| Abolished | 1801 |
| Replaced by | Disenfranchised |
Baltimore (also known as Baltimore Borough) was a potwalloper constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1614 to 1801.
This constituency was based in the town of Baltimore in County Cork.
A potwalloper (sometimes potwalloner or potwaller) is an archaic term referring to a borough constituency returning members to the British House of Commons before 1832 and the Reform Act created a uniform suffrage. (Several potwalloper constituencies were also represented in the Irish House of Commons, prior to its abolition in 1801). A potwalloper borough was one in which a householder had the right to vote if he had, in his house, a hearth large enough to boil, or wallop, a cauldron, or pot.
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Baltimore was represented with two members.
Baltimore, Incorporated 25 March 1613.
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