North Wexford (UK Parliament constituency)
Appearance
North Wexford | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1922 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | County Wexford |
North Wexford was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885–1922.
Prior to 1885 the area was part of the County Wexford constituency . After 1922 the area was not represented in the UK Parliament.
Boundaries
This constituency comprised the northern part of County Wexford.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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style="background-color: Template:Irish Parliamentary Party/meta/color" | | 1885 | John Redmond | Nationalist |
style="background-color: Template:Anti-Parnellite/meta/color" | | 1892 | Thomas Joseph Healy | Anti-Parnellite Nationalist |
style="background-color: Template:Irish Parliamentary Party/meta/color" | | 1900 | Thomas Esmonde | Nationalist |
style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | | 1918 | Roger Sweetman | Sinn Féin |
1922 | Constituency abolished |
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | John Redmond | 6,531 | 87.7 | N/A | |
Irish Conservative | James Stopford | 917 | 12.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,614 | 75.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,448 | 76.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 9,768 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | John Redmond | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 9,768 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish National Federation | Thomas Joseph Healy | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 9,890 | ||||
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish National Federation | Thomas Joseph Healy | 5,723 | 86.9 | N/A | |
Irish Unionist | John Richard Magrath | 859 | 13.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,864 | 73.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,582 | 66.6 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 9,890 | ||||
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish National Federation | Thomas Joseph Healy | 4,689 | 85.6 | −1.3 | |
Liberal Unionist | John Boursignot Falconer | 786 | 14.4 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 3,903 | 71.3 | −2.6 | ||
Turnout | 5,475 | 61.4 | −5.2 | ||
Registered electors | 8,913 | ||||
Irish National Federation hold | Swing | −1.3 |
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Thomas Esmonde | 2,823 | 71.0 | −14.6 | |
Healyite Nationalist | Thomas Joseph Healy | 1,153 | 29.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,670 | 42.0 | −29.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,976 | 43.3 | −18.1 | ||
Registered electors | 9,183 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Thomas Esmonde | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 9,010 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Thomas Esmonde | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 8,835 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Thomas Esmonde | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 8,835 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Sinn Féin | Roger Sweetman | 10,162 | 58.6 | N/A | |
Irish Parliamentary | Thomas Esmonde | 7,189 | 41.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,973 | 17.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 17,351 | 75.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 23,022 | ||||
Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A |
References
- 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)
- Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 3)