County_Wexford_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
County Wexford (UK Parliament constituency)
UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland, 1801–1885
For other similarly named constituencies, see Wexford (disambiguation).
County Wexford was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the United Kingdom House of Commons.
Quick Facts 1801–1885, Seats ...
| County Wexford | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | County Wexford |
| 1801–1885 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Created from | County Wexford (IHC) |
| Replaced by | North Wexford and South Wexford |
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This constituency comprised the whole of County Wexford, except for the parliamentary boroughs of New Ross and Wexford Borough.
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Elections in the 1830s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Arthur Chichester | 528 | 34.5 | ||
| Tory | George Arthur Annesley, Viscount Valentia | 415 | 27.1 | ||
| Whig | Henry Lambert (MP) | 300 | 19.6 | ||
| Tory | John Rowe | 289 | 18.9 | ||
| Turnout | c. 766 | c. 71.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,066 | ||||
| Majority | 113 | 7.4 | |||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Majority | 115 | 7.5 | |||
| Tory hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Arthur Chichester | 546 | 36.0 | +1.5 | |
| Whig | Henry Lambert (MP) | 513 | 33.8 | +14.2 | |
| Tory | George Arthur Annesley, Viscount Valentia | 440 | 29.0 | −17.0 | |
| Nonpartisan | Darcy Talbot | 17 | 1.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 73 | 4.8 | −2.6 | ||
| Turnout | c. 758 | c. 71.1 | c. −0.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,066 | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | +5.0 | |||
| Whig gain from Tory | Swing | +11.4 | |||
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Chichester was elevated to the peerage, becoming 1st Baron Templemore and causing a by-election.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Robert Carew | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,066 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Robert Carew | 1,550 | 41.3 | +5.3 | |
| Whig | Henry Lambert (MP) | 1,423 | 38.0 | +4.2 | |
| Tory | John Rowe | 756 | 20.2 | N/A | |
| Tory | John Wilson Croker | 13 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Tory | Martin Doyle | 7 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Irish Repeal | Cadwallader Waddy | 0 | 0.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 667 | 17.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,193 | 75.4 | c. +4.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,907 | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | +5.3 | |||
| Whig hold | Swing | +4.2 | |||
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Carew was elevated to the peerage, becoming 1st Baron Carew and causing a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Repeal | Cadwallader Waddy | 1,004 | 51.8 | +51.8 | |
| Whig | William Hervey | 933 | 48.2 | −31.1 | |
| Majority | 71 | 3.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,937 | c. 54.3 | c. −21.1 | ||
| Registered electors | c. 3,567 | ||||
| Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Swing | +41.5 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Repeal (Whig) | John Maher (MP) | 1,358 | 32.3 | −9.0 | |
| Irish Repeal (Whig) | James Power | 1,349 | 32.1 | −5.9 | |
| Conservative | Anthony Cliffe | 759 | 18.1 | −2.1 | |
| Conservative | Patrick Walter Redmond | 735 | 17.5 | +17.0 | |
| Majority | 590 | 14.0 | −3.8 | ||
| Turnout | c. 2,101 | c. 58.9 | c. −16.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,567 | ||||
| Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Swing | −8.2 | |||
| Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Swing | −6.7 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Repeal (Whig) | John Maher (MP) | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Repeal (Whig) | James Power | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,442 | ||||
| Irish Repeal hold | |||||
| Irish Repeal hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1840s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Villiers Francis Hatton | 873 | 40.0 | N/A | |
| Irish Repeal | James Power | 859 | 39.3 | New | |
| Conservative | Hamilton Knox Grogan Morgan | 450 | 20.6 | New | |
| Conservative | Samuel Carter Hall | 1 | 0.0 | New | |
| Turnout | 1,092 (est) | 62.8 (est) | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 1,739 | ||||
| Majority | 14 | 0.7 | N/A | ||
| Whig gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | N/A | |||
| Majority | 409 | 18.7 | N/A | ||
| Irish Repeal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Repeal | James Fagan | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Repeal | Hamilton Knox Grogan Morgan | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,165 | ||||
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| Irish Repeal gain from Whig | |||||
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Elections in the 1850s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent Irish | Patrick McMahon | 2,302 | 28.6 | New | |
| Conservative | John George | 1,556 | 19.3 | New | |
| Whig | Hamilton Knox Grogan Morgan[7] | 1,545 | 19.2 | New | |
| Whig | Robert Carew | 1,412 | 17.5 | New | |
| Peelite | Edward Westby Nunn[8] | 1,248 | 15.5 | New | |
| Turnout | 4,032 (est) | 68.1 (est) | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 5,917 | ||||
| Majority | 746 | 9.3 | N/A | ||
| Independent Irish gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | N/A | |||
| Majority | 11 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Conservative gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | N/A | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent Irish | Patrick McMahon | 4,306 | 44.4 | +15.8 | |
| Whig | John Hatchell | 2,870 | 29.6 | −7.1 | |
| Conservative | John George | 2,522 | 26.0 | +6.7 | |
| Turnout | 4,849 (est) | 76.1 (est) | +8.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,371 | ||||
| Majority | 1,436 | 14.8 | +5.5 | ||
| Independent Irish hold | Swing | +11.5 | |||
| Majority | 348 | 3.6 | N/A | ||
| Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | −6.9 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Patrick McMahon | 3,906 | 40.1 | −4.3 | |
| Conservative | John George | 3,024 | 31.0 | +5.0 | |
| Liberal | John Hatchell | 2,810 | 28.9 | −0.7 | |
| Turnout | 4,870 (est) | 76.0 (est) | −0.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,406 | ||||
| Majority | 882 | 9.1 | −5.7 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −3.4 | |||
| Majority | 214 | 2.1 | N/A | ||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.0 | |||
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Elections in the 1860s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | John George | 3,548 | 44.8 | +13.8 | |
| Liberal | James Power | 2,616 | 33.1 | +4.2 | |
| Liberal | Patrick McMahon | 1,750 | 22.1 | −18.0 | |
| Majority | 932 | 11.8 | +9.7 | ||
| Turnout | 5,731 (est) | 88.8 (est) | +12.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,457 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +13.8 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −1.4 | |||
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George resigned after being appointed judge of the Queen's Bench Division.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Arthur MacMurrough Kavanagh | 2,640 | 58.4 | N/A | |
| Conservative | John Pope Hennessy | 1,883 | 41.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 757 | 16.8 | +5.0 | ||
| Turnout | 4,523 | 70.0 | −18.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,457 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | John Power | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal | Matthew Peter D'Arcy | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 6,204 | ||||
| Liberal hold | |||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | |||||
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Elections in the 1870s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Home Rule | George Bowyer | 3,407 | 39.0 | New | |
| Home Rule | Keyes O'Clery | 2,784 | 31.8 | New | |
| Liberal | John Power | 1,332 | 15.2 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Robert Westley Hall Dare | 1,224 | 14.0 | New | |
| Majority | 1,452 | 16.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 5,652 (est) | 91.4 (est) | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 6,184 | ||||
| Home Rule gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |||
| Home Rule gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |||
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Elections in the 1880s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Parnellite Home Rule League | John Barry | 3,075 | 42.4 | N/A | |
| Parnellite Home Rule League | Garrett Byrne | 2,879 | 39.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | John George Gibbon | 847 | 11.7 | −2.3 | |
| Home Rule | Keyes O'Clery | 457 | 6.3 | −25.5 | |
| Majority | 2,032 | 28.0 | +11.4 | ||
| Turnout | 4,281 (est) | 74.0 (est) | −17.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,783 | ||||
| Home Rule hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Home Rule hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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Byrne resigned, causing a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | John Francis Small | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 5,367 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
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