sentences:  This was continued in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, and in 1918, the National University of Ireland was also given representation there.When the Irish Free State seceded from the UK in 1922, its new lower house of parliament, the Free State Dáil, had three seats each for the two university constituencies.However, under the Electoral Act 1923 voters registered in a university constituency were not permitted to also vote in a geographical one.