Drogheda was a parliamentary borough constituency in Ireland, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801, replacing the Drogheda constituency in the Irish House of Commons.

Boundaries

This constituency was the parliamentary borough of Drogheda in County Louth.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 1830s

North's death caused a by-election. On petition, O'Dwyer was unseated for "want of qualification", causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1840s

Elections in the 1850s

Elections in the 1860s

Polling for the 1868 election was marred by riots at or outside the polling house, during which people were fired upon by the military, and one man was seriously injured. Although this was later not shown to have affected the result significantly, on petition, Whitworth was unseated for separate findings of an "organised system of intimidation and force was established by Mr. Whitworth and his friends and agents."

Elections in the 1870s

Elections in the 1880s

O'Leary's death caused a by-election.