Waterford City (UK Parliament constituency)
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1801–1922 |
Waterford City was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency, in Ireland.
Boundaries and boundary changes
This constituency was the Parliamentary borough of Waterford in County Waterford.
It returned one MP 1801–1832, two MPs 1832–1885 and one 1885–1922. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801.
From the dissolution of Parliament in 1922 the area was no longer represented in the United Kingdom House of Commons.
Politics
The constituency was a predominantly Nationalist area in 1918. The seat was contested by William Redmond, the son of the IPP leader John Redmond whom he replaced in the Waterford City constituency in a by-election held in March 1918.[1] In the general election of December 1918, it was the only Irish seat the IPP won outside Ulster.[2]
The First Dáil
Sinn Féin contested the general election of 1918 on the platform that instead of taking up any seats they won in the United Kingdom Parliament, they would establish a revolutionary assembly in Dublin. In republican theory every MP elected in Ireland was a potential Deputy to this assembly. In practice only the Sinn Féin members accepted the offer.
The revolutionary First Dáil assembled on 21 January 1919 and last met on 10 May 1921. The First Dáil, according to a resolution passed on 10 May 1921, was formally dissolved on the assembling of the Second Dáil. This took place on 16 August 1921.
In 1921 Sinn Féin decided to use the UK authorised elections for the Northern Ireland House of Commons and the House of Commons of Southern Ireland as a poll for the Irish Republic's Second Dáil. This area, in republican theory, was incorporated in the five member Dáil constituency of Waterford–Tipperary East.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1801–32
Election | Member | Party | Life | |
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style="background-color: Template:Tories (British political party)/meta/color" | | 1801 | William Congreve Alcock | Tory | c. 1771–1813 |
style="background-color: Template:Whig Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1803 | Sir John Newport, Bt.[3] | Whig | 1756–1843 |
MPs 1832–85
Representation increased to two members
MPs 1885–1918
Representation reduced to one member
Election | Member | Party | |
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style="background-color: Template:Irish Parliamentary Party/meta/color" | | 1885 | Richard Power | Nationalist |
style="background-color: Template:Irish National League/meta/color" | | 1890 | Parnellite | |
style="background-color: Template:Irish National League/meta/color" | | 1892 by-election | John Redmond | Parnellite |
style="background-color: Template:Irish Parliamentary Party/meta/color" | | 1900 | Nationalist | |
style="background-color: Template:Irish Parliamentary Party/meta/color" | | 1918 by-election | William Redmond | Nationalist |
1922 | UK constituency abolished |
Elections
The single-member elections in this constituency took place using the first past the post electoral system. Multi-member elections used the plurality-at-large voting system.
Elections in the 1850s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Irish | Thomas Meagher | 463 | 29.5 | ||
Independent Irish | Robert Keating | 445 | 28.3 | ||
Conservative | William Christmas | 355 | 22.6 | N/A | |
Whig | Henry Barron | 309 | 19.7 | ||
Majority | 90 | 5.7 | |||
Turnout | 786 (est) | 69.3 (est) | |||
Registered electors | 1,135 | ||||
Independent Irish gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | ||||
Independent Irish gain from Irish Repeal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Irish | John Aloysius Blake | 519 | 33.1 | −24.7 | |
Conservative | Michael D. Hassard | 479 | 30.5 | +7.9 | |
Whig | Henry Barron | 330 | 21.0 | +1.3 | |
Radical | Andrew Carew O'Dwyer[8][9] | 242 | 15.4 | N/A | |
Turnout | 785 (est) | 67.7 (est) | −1.6 | ||
Registered electors | 1,160 | ||||
Majority | 40 | 2.5 | −3.2 | ||
Independent Irish hold | Swing | −16.3 | |||
Majority | 149 | 9.5 | N/A | ||
Conservative gain from Independent Irish | Swing | +16.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael D. Hassard | 536 | 35.3 | +4.8 | |
Liberal | John Aloysius Blake | 529 | 34.8 | +1.7 | |
Liberal | Henry Barron | 455 | 29.9 | +8.9 | |
Majority | 7 | 0.5 | −9.0 | ||
Turnout | 760 (est) | 67.0 (est) | −0.7 | ||
Registered electors | 1,134 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.9 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | −0.4 |
Elections in the 1860s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Aloysius Blake | 592 | 40.8 | +6.0 | |
Liberal | Henry Barron | 516 | 35.5 | +5.6 | |
Liberal | John Barrington | 344 | 23.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 172 | 11.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 726 (est) | 62.8 (est) | −4.2 | ||
Registered electors | 1,156 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Aloysius Blake | 796 | 44.0 | +3.2 | |
Liberal | James Delahunty | 583 | 32.2 | N/A | |
Liberal | Henry Barron | 430 | 23.8 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 153 | 8.5 | −3.3 | ||
Turnout | 905 (est) | 65.4 (est) | +2.6 | ||
Registered electors | 1,383 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Blake resigned after he was appointed inspector of Irish fisheries, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry Barron | 487 | 50.8 | +27.0 | |
Liberal | Ralph Bernal Osborne | 471 | 49.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 16 | 1.7 | −6.8 | ||
Turnout | 958 | 69.3 | +3.9 | ||
Registered electors | 1,383 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1870s
Barron was unseated on petition, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Ralph Bernal Osborne | 483 | 50.4 | N/A | |
Ind. Nationalist | Patrick Joseph Smyth | 475 | 49.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 8 | 0.8 | −7.7 | ||
Turnout | 958 | 69.3 | +3.9 | ||
Registered electors | 1,383 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home Rule | Richard Power | 526 | 27.8 | N/A | |
Home Rule | Purcell O'Gorman | 480 | 25.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Edward Gibson | 365 | 19.3 | N/A | |
Home Rule | James Delahunty | 360 | 19.0 | N/A | |
Liberal | Ralph Bernal Osborne | 160 | 8.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 115 | 6.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,208 (est) | 87.7 (est) | +22.3 | ||
Registered electors | 1,378 | ||||
Home Rule gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |||
Home Rule gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Home Rule | Richard Power | 661 | 42.0 | +14.2 | |
Parnellite Home Rule League | Edmund Leamy | 494 | 31.4 | +12.4 | |
Home Rule | Purcell O'Gorman | 420 | 26.7 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 74 | 4.7 | −1.4 | ||
Turnout | 788 (est) | 54.3 (est) | −33.4 | ||
Registered electors | 1,449 | ||||
Home Rule hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Home Rule hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Richard Power | 2,420 | 89.8 | N/A | |
Irish Conservative | Fitzmaurice Gustavus Bloomfield | 276 | 10.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,144 | 79.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,696 | 68.3 | +14.0 (est) | ||
Registered electors | 3,946 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | Richard Power | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,946 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Elections in the 1890s
Power died, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish National League | John Redmond | 1,775 | 59.1 | N/A | |
Irish National Federation | Michael Davitt | 1,229 | 40.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 546 | 18.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,004 | 74.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 4,046 | ||||
Irish National League gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish National League | John Redmond | 1,676 | 56.4 | N/A | |
Irish National Federation | David Sheehy | 1,293 | 43.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 383 | 12.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,969 | 74.7 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 3,974 | ||||
Irish National League gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish National League | John Redmond | 1,788 | 59.3 | +2.9 | |
Irish National Federation | Thomas Joseph Farrell | 1,229 | 40.7 | −2.9 | |
Majority | 559 | 18.5 | +5.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,017 | 76.8 | +2.1 | ||
Registered electors | 3,927 | ||||
Irish National League hold | Swing | +2.9 |
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | John Redmond | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,941 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | John Redmond | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,354 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | John Redmond | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,104 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | John Redmond | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,104 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | William Redmond | 1,242 | 62.5 | N/A | |
Sinn Féin | Vincent White | 745 | 37.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 497 | 25.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,987 | 66.9 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 2,972 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | William Redmond | 4,915 | 52.6 | N/A | |
Sinn Féin | Vincent White | 4,431 | 47.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 484 | 5.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 9,346 | 77.5 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 12,063 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A |
See also
- List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies in Ireland and Northern Ireland
- Redistribution of Seats (Ireland) Act 1918
- List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1918
- Historic Dáil constituencies
- Members of the 1st Dáil
References
- ^ Jonathan Githens-Mazer, Myths and Memories of the Easter Rising, Cultural and Political Nationalism in Ireland, (Dublin and Portland, OR: Irish Academic Press, 2006), 202
- ^ Brian, Walker, ed, Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922, (Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, 1978), 187–191
- ^ On petition Alcock was unseated and Newport was declared elected, 7 December 1803.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Smith, Henry Stooks (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections (Second ed.). Simpkin, Marshall & Company. p. 242. Retrieved 14 October 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c "General Election". Coventry Herald. 16 July 1841. p. 3. Retrieved 14 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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Sources
- GITHENS-MAZER, Jonathan. Myths and Memories of the Easter Rising, Cultural and Political Nationalism in Ireland. Dublin and Portland, OR: Irish Academic Press, 2006, 238p.
- 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)
- Who's Who of British members of parliament: Volume II 1886–1918, edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (The Harvester Press 1978)
- Who's Who of British members of parliament: Volume III 1919–1945, edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (The Harvester Press 1979)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 1)
External links
- History of Parliament: Constituencies 1790–1820
- http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0
- http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/en.toc.dail.html
Notes and References
- Westminster constituencies in County Waterford (historic)
- Dáil Éireann constituencies in the Republic of Ireland (historic)
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1801
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1922
- History of Waterford (city)
- Politics of Waterford (city)