Wexford Borough (UK Parliament constituency)
Appearance
Wexford Borough | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1801–1885 | |
Seats | One |
Wexford Borough 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.
Boundaries
This constituency was the Parliamentary borough of Wexford in County Wexford.
Members of Parliament
Notes:-
- 1 Stooks Smith names the MP 1802-1806 as Richard Neville Furness, 1807-1810 as Richard Neville, 1811-1813 as Robert Neville and 1814-1819 as Richard Neville. Walker names the MP for all these terms as Richard Nevill.
- 2 From 1832 known as Robert Fitzwygram.
- 3 Not an election - date when the previous member was unseated and the petitioner was declared duly elected.
- 4 Not an election - change of party allegiance.
Elections
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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)
Categories:
- Historic constituencies in County Wexford
- Westminster constituencies in the Republic of Ireland (historic)
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1801
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1885
- Wexford, County Wexford
- Historic Westminster constituency in Ireland stubs