South Wexford
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1922
Seats1
Created fromCounty Wexford, New Ross and Wexford Borough
Replaced byWexford

South Wexford was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament from 1885 to 1922.

Prior to 1885 the area was part of the County Wexford constituency. From 1922, on the establishment of the Irish Free State, the area was not represented in the UK Parliament.

Boundaries

This constituency was created under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 and comprised the southern part of County Wexford. Under the Redistribution of Seats (Ireland) Act 1918, the boundary was expanded to include the part of New Ross urban district transferred from County Kilkenny under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.

1885–1918: The baronies of Bargy, Forth and Shelburne, and those parts of the baronies of Bantry and Shelmaliere West not included in the constituency of North Wexford.

1918–1922: The existing South Wexford constituency together with that part of the existing South Kilkenny constituency contained within the administrative county of Wexford.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1885 John Barry Nationalist
1890 Anti-Parnellite
1893 Peter Ffrench Anti-Parnellite
1900 Nationalist
1918 James Ryan Sinn Féin
1922 Constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

1885 general election: South Wexford[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary John Barry Unopposed
Registered electors 9,577
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)
1886 general election: South Wexford[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary John Barry Unopposed
Registered electors 9,577
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1890s

1892 general election: South Wexford[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish National Federation John Barry 5,104 90.2 N/A
Liberal Unionist Samuel Barrett-Hamilton 554 9.8 New
Majority 4,550 80.4 N/A
Turnout 5,658 57.3 N/A
Registered electors 9,872
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing N/A

Barry resigns, prompting a by-election.

By-election, 1893: South Wexford[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish National Federation Peter Ffrench Unopposed
Registered electors 9,550
Irish National Federation hold
1895 general election: South Wexford[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish National Federation Peter Ffrench Unopposed
Registered electors 8,969
Irish National Federation hold

Elections in the 1900s

1900 general election: South Wexford[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Peter Ffrench Unopposed
Registered electors 9,183
Irish Parliamentary hold
1906 general election: South Wexford[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Peter Ffrench Unopposed
Registered electors 8,602
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s

January 1910 general election: South Wexford[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Peter Ffrench Unopposed
Registered electors 8,557
Irish Parliamentary hold
December 1910 general election: South Wexford[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Peter Ffrench 3,578 75.5 N/A
All-for-Ireland John Cummins 1,164 24.5 N/A
Majority 2,414 51.0 N/A
Turnout 4,742 55.4 N/A
Registered electors 8,557
Irish Parliamentary hold Swing N/A
1918 general election: South Wexford[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Sinn Féin James Ryan 8,729 51.5 New
Irish Parliamentary Peter Ffrench 8,211 48.5 −27.0
Majority 518 3.0 N/A
Turnout 16,940 73.1 +17.7
Registered electors 23,168
Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing N/A

References

  1. ^ 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. 381, 398. ISBN 0901714127.


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