West Waterford (UK Parliament constituency)

West Waterford
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Seats1
Created fromCounty Waterford and Dungarvan
Replaced byCounty Waterford

West Waterford was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament from 1885 to 1918.

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.

The West Waterford constituency, 1885–1918

Boundaries

This 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

Election Member Party
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

Elections in the 1880s

1885 general election: West Waterford[3]
Party 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)
1886 general election: West Waterford[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Douglas Pyne Unopposed
Registered electors 6,025
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1890s

Pyne's death causes a by-election.

By-election, 1890: West Waterford[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Alfred Webb Unopposed
Registered electors 6,353
Irish Parliamentary hold
1892 general election: West Waterford[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish National Federation Alfred Webb Unopposed
Registered electors 6,667
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary
1895 general election: West Waterford[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish National Federation Alfred Webb Unopposed
Registered electors 5,235
Irish National Federation hold

Webb's resignation causes a by-election.

By-election, 1895: West Waterford[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish National Federation J. J. Shee[n 1] Unopposed
Registered electors 5,235
Irish National Federation hold

Elections in the 1900s

1900 general election: West Waterford[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary J. J. Shee[n 1] Unopposed
Registered electors 5,067
Irish Parliamentary hold
1906 general election: West Waterford[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary J. J. O'Shee Unopposed
Registered electors 4,426
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s

January 1910 general election: West Waterford[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary J. J. O'Shee 1,753 57.3 N/A
Ind. 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
December 1910 general election: West Waterford[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary J. J. O'Shee 2,402 76.8 +19.5
All-for-Ireland Maurice Healy 727 23.2 N/A
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

Notes

  1. ^ a b Shee changed his name to O'Shee after the 1900 election

References

  1. ^ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Branch (Dean and Son, 1896) page 261
  2. ^ After death of Pyne in November 1888, the writ for the by-election was not moved for 15 months
  3. ^ 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.

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