Dublin City Electoral Lists (1908-10)

We're delighted to announce that we've digitised the Dublin City Electoral Lists 1908, 1909 and 1910. 

Photo: Hard copy restoration, before and after view. 

Please note: The Electoral Lists 1908-1915 database is part of databases.dublincity.ie. This resource was taken offline on 4 March 2024 as an precautionary measure due to cybersecurity concerns.  We sincerely apologise for this inconvenience. Until is redeveloped material previously accessed online must be accessed instead via the DCLA Reading Room, 139-144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2. Please contact [email protected] to make an appointment to view materials. 

The original Dublin City Electoral Lists are looked after by the City Archives team at Dublin City Library and Archive, Pearse Street. The Lists record the names of people resident in Dublin or who owned property there and who were registered to vote in local elections and parliamentary elections. The Lists were maintained by Dublin City Council on an annual basis: each roll was completed, printed and bound by Cahill & Co., Great Charles Street, Dublin; the roll was then issued on 31 December; and was then valid for the following calendar year.

Organization of original Dublin City Electoral Lists:

Names are entered according to electoral ward, which in turn are entered in alphabetical order, i.e. Arran Quay Ward; Fitzwilliam Ward; Inns Quay Ward, etc. Voters are grouped within each ward according to category, i.e. Parliamentary and Local Government Voters; Freeholders and Leaseholders; Lodgers; and Freemen. Within each category, voters are listed street-by-street with streets being entered in alphabetical order. In order to validate the registration of each voter in each category, additional information is given, which can include type and description of accommodation; occupation; name of landlord; amount of rates or rent paid.

Carrying out the digitisation project:

Each page in the Dublin City Electoral Lists 1908, 1909 and 1910 has been scanned and digitized; the data created has been validated against the original roll; the data has then been moved into a purpose-designed and fully-searchable database with links to digital images of the original roll. The database can be searched free-of-charge on our databases.dublincity.ie website.