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{{Short description|Act of the Parliament of Ireland}}

A British [[Penal law]], passed in 1728, prohibiting all Roman Catholics from voteing

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|short_title=Disfranchising Act 1727

|type=Act

|parliament=Parliament of Ireland

|long_title=An Act for the further regulating the Election of Members of Parliament, and preventing the irregular Proceedings of Sheriffs and other Officers in electing and returning such Members.

|year=1728

|citation=[[List of acts of the Parliament of Ireland, 1721–1730#1 Geo. 2|1 Geo. 2]]. c. 9 (I)

|territorial_extent=[[Ireland]]

|royal_assent=6 May 1728

|commencement=1 May 1728{{efn|Section 1.}}

|repeal_date=13 August 1878

|amendments=

|related_legislation={{ubli|[[Roman Catholic Relief Act 1793]]|[[Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829]]}}

|repealing_legislation=[[Statute Law Revision (Ireland) Act 1878]]

|status=Repealed

|original_text=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=rmpBAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA309

|}}

The '''Disfranchising Act 1727''' ([[List of acts of the Parliament of Ireland, 1721–1730#1 Geo. 2|1 Geo. 2]]) was an [[act of Parliament]] of the [[Parliament of Ireland]] debated in 1727 and enacted in 1728, one of a series of [[Irish Penal Laws|Penal Laws]], and prohibited all [[Roman Catholic]]s from [[voting]] in parliamentary elections. Its full title is "An Act for the further regulating the Election of Members of Parliament, and preventing the irregular Proceedings of Sheriffs and other Officers in electing and returning such Members" and its citation is {{nowrap|1 Geo. 2. c. 9 (I)}}. It received [[royal assent]] on 6 May 1728.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Irish Catholics and the Parliamentary Franchise, 1692-1728 |author=J. G. Simms |journal=Irish Historical Studies |volume=12 |issue=45 |date=March 1960 |pages=28–37 |doi=10.1017/S0021121400019428 |jstor=30005038|s2cid=163881075 }}</ref>

In the 18th century, elections were held at irregular intervals and at the beginning of a new reign. The act followed the death of [[George I of Great Britain|George I]] on 11 June 1727 but did not take effect until after the election of 1727, coming into force in 1728.

== Subsequent developments ==

The act was superseded by the [[Roman Catholic Relief Act 1793]] ([[List of acts of the Parliament of Ireland, 1791–1800#33 Geo. 3|33 Geo. 3]]. c. 21 (I)), allowing the franchise in Ireland to all men holding a property with a rental value of at least two pounds annually.

The whole act was eventually repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the [[Statute Law Revision (Ireland) Act 1878]] ([[41 & 42 Vict.]] c. 57).

==See also==

*[[Religion in the United Kingdom]]

== Notes ==

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==References==

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==External links==

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070310231243/http://www.law.umn.edu/irishlaw/1Geo2%20Ch9.htm Text of Act]

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