Editing Trinity College Dublin (section)

===Parliamentary representation===
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The university has been linked to parliamentary representation since 1613, when [[James I of England|James I]] granted it the right to elect two members of parliament (MPs) to the [[Irish House of Commons]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Unreformed House of Commons: Parliamentary Representation Before 1832|year=1903|page=367}}</ref> The franchise was originally restricted to the Provost, Fellows and Scholars of Trinity College. This was expanded in 1832 to include those who had received an MA, and in 1918 all those who had received a degree from the university.{{citation needed|date=February 2025}} Representatives at Westminster included [[Edward Gibson, 1st Baron Ashbourne|Edward Gibson]], [[William Edward Hartpole Lecky|W. E. H. Lecky]] and [[Edward Carson]].

Since the new [[Constitution of Ireland]] in 1937, the university has formed a constituency which elects three senators to [[Seanad Éireann]]. Notable representatives have included [[Noel Browne]], [[Conor Cruise O'Brien]] and [[Mary Robinson]].<ref>{{cite web|title=University Senators|url=https://www.tcd.ie/about/senators/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-26|website=Trinity College Dublin|archive-date=28 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428164653/https://www.tcd.ie/about/senators/}}</ref>