West Waterford was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament from 1885 to 1918.
West Waterford | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1918 | |
Seats | 1 |
Created from | County Waterford and Dungarvan |
Replaced by | County Waterford |
Prior to the 1885 United Kingdom general election and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 the area was part of the County Waterford constituency.
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Boundaries
editThis constituency comprised the western part of County Waterford. It included the baronies of Coshmore and Coshbride, Decies within Drum, and that part of the barony of Decies-without-Drum not contained within the constituency of East Waterford.[1]
Members of Parliament
editElection | Member | Party | |
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1885 | Jasper Douglas Pyne | Nationalist | |
1888 | Seat vacant'[2] | ||
1890 | Alfred Webb | Nationalist | |
1892 | Anti-Parnellite Nationalist | ||
1895 | James John O'Shee (formerly Shee) | Anti-Parnellite Nationalist | |
1900 | Nationalist | ||
1918 | Constituency abolished – see County Waterford |
Elections
editElections in the 1880s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | Douglas Pyne | 3,746 | 91.3 | ||
Irish Conservative | Richard Francis Keane | 359 | 8.6 | ||
Majority | 3,387 | 82.7 | |||
Turnout | 4,105 | 68.1 | |||
Registered electors | 6,025 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | Douglas Pyne | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 6,025 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Elections in the 1890s
editPyne's death causes a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | Alfred Webb | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 6,353 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish National Federation | Alfred Webb | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 6,667 | ||||
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish National Federation | Alfred Webb | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,235 | ||||
Irish National Federation hold |
Webb's resignation causes a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish National Federation | J. J. Shee[n 1] | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,235 | ||||
Irish National Federation hold |
Elections in the 1900s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | J. J. Shee[n 1] | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,067 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | J. J. O'Shee | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 4,426 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Elections in the 1910s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | J. J. O'Shee | 1,753 | 57.3 | N/A | |
Independent Nationalist | E. Arthur Ryan | 1,309 | 42.7 | New | |
Majority | 444 | 14.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,062 | 74.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 4,139 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | J. J. O'Shee | 2,402 | 76.8 | +19.5 | |
All-for-Ireland | Maurice Healy | 727 | 23.2 | New | |
Majority | 1,675 | 53.6 | +39.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,129 | 75.6 | +1.6 | ||
Registered electors | 4,139 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A |
Notes and References
editNotes
References
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Branch (Dean and Son, 1896) page 261
- ^ After death of Pyne in November 1888, the writ for the by-election was not moved for 15 months
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 378–379. ISBN 0901714127.
Sources
edit- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 1)
- Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.