New_Ross_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
New Ross (UK Parliament constituency)
UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland, 1801–1885
For the 1708–1832 constituency in Scotland, see Ross-shire (UK Parliament constituency). For the 1885–1918 constituency in England, see Ross (UK Parliament constituency).
New Ross was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament (MP). It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801.
Quick Facts County, Borough ...
| New Ross | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | County Wexford |
| Borough | New Ross |
| 1801–1885 | |
| Seats | 1 |
| Created from | New Ross (IHC) |
| Replaced by | South Wexford |
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This constituency was the parliamentary borough of New Ross in County Wexford.
The use of Roman numerals in brackets is to distinguish between two MPs with the same name. It is not suggested that they were known in that way during their lifetimes.
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Elections in the 1830s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tory | Charles Powell Leslie | Unopposed | |||
| Tory hold | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tory | Charles Tottenham | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 24 | ||||
| Tory hold | |||||
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Tottenham resigned, causing a by-election.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tory | William Wigram | Unopposed | |||
| Tory hold | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Repeal | John Hyacinth Talbot | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 130 | ||||
| Irish Repeal gain from Tory | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Repeal (Whig) | John Hyacinth Talbot | 49 | 53.3 | ||
| Conservative | Charles Tottenham | 43 | 46.7 | ||
| Majority | 6 | 6.6 | |||
| Turnout | 92 | 41.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 221 | ||||
| Irish Repeal hold | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Repeal (Whig) | John Hyacinth Talbot | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 232 | ||||
| Irish Repeal hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1840s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Robert Gore | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 277 | ||||
| Whig gain from Irish Repeal | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Repeal | John Hyacinth Talbot | 76 | 61.3 | New | |
| Whig | Richard Keily | 48 | 38.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 28 | 22.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 124 | 42.2 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 294 | ||||
| Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Swing | N/A | |||
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Elections in the 1850s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Irish | Charles Gavan Duffy | 82 | 72.6 | New | |
| Conservative | Henry Lambert | 31 | 27.4 | New | |
| Majority | 51 | 45.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 113 | 66.1 | +23.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 171 | ||||
| Independent Irish gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | N/A | |||
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Duffy resigned by accepting the role of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Tottenham | 87 | 56.9 | +29.5 | |
| Whig | Thomas Nicholas Redington[4] | 66 | 43.1 | −29.5 | |
| Majority | 21 | 13.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 153 | 80.1 | +14.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 191 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent Irish | Swing | +29.5 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Tottenham | 90 | 55.9 | +28.5 | |
| Conservative | Samuel Robert Graves | 71 | 44.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 19 | 11.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 161 | 84.3 | +18.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 191 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent Irish | Swing | N/A | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Tottenham | 86 | 52.8 | −3.1 | |
| Liberal | Joseph Neale McKenna | 77 | 47.2 | New | |
| Majority | 9 | 5.6 | −6.2 | ||
| Turnout | 163 | 83.6 | −0.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 195 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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Elections in the 1860s
Tottenham resigned, causing a by-election.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Charles George Tottenham | 81 | 50.6 | −2.2 | |
| Liberal | Joseph Neale McKenna | 79 | 49.4 | +2.2 | |
| Majority | 2 | 1.2 | −4.4 | ||
| Turnout | 160 | 83.8 | +0.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 191 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −2.2 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Charles George Tottenham | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 191 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Patrick McMahon | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 259 | ||||
| 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 | John Dunbar | 122 | 60.1 | New | |
| Conservative | Charles George Tottenham | 81 | 39.9 | New | |
| Majority | 41 | 20.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 203 | 85.3 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 238 | ||||
| Home Rule gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |||
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Dunbar's death caused a by-election.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Charles George Tottenham | 95 | 51.4 | +11.5 | |
| Home Rule | George Delany | 90 | 48.6 | −11.5 | |
| Majority | 5 | 2.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 185 | 84.5 | −0.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 219 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Home Rule | Swing | +11.5 | |||
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Elections in the 1880s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Home Rule | Joseph Foley | 165 | 68.2 | +8.1 | |
| Conservative | Charles George Tottenham | 77 | 31.8 | −8.1 | |
| Majority | 88 | 36.4 | +16.2 | ||
| Turnout | 242 | 90.6 | +5.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 267 | ||||
| Home Rule hold | Swing | +8.1 | |||
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Foley resigned, causing a by-election.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Home Rule | John Redmond | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 261 | ||||
| Home Rule hold | |||||
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- Smith, Henry Stooks (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections (Second ed.). Simpkin, Marshall & Company. p. 239.
- Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 233, 306–307. ISBN 0901714127.
- Salmon, Philip. "New Ross". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- "New Ross Election". Tipperary Free Press. 7 March 1856. p. 3. Retrieved 6 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844–50), 2nd edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973)
- Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Royal Irish Academy.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2)