East Waterford (UK Parliament constituency)
| East Waterford | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1918 | |
| Seats | 1 |
| Created from | County Waterford |
| Replaced by | County Waterford |
East Waterford was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament from 1885 to 1918.
Prior to the 1885 United Kingdom general election and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 the area was part of the County Waterford constituency.
Boundaries
[edit]This constituency comprised the eastern part of County Waterford. It included the baronies of Gaultiere, Glenahiry, Middlethird, and Upperthird, and that part of the barony of Decies-without-Drum contained within the parishes of Ballylaneen, Clonea (excluding the townlands of Ballyrandle and Kilgrovan), Fews, Kilbarrymeaden, Kilrossanty, Monksland, Rossmire and Stradbally, and the townland of Lishane in the parish of Newcastle.[1]
Members of Parliament
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Patrick Joseph Power | Nationalist | |
| 1892 | Anti-Parnellite Nationalist | ||
| 1900 | Nationalist | ||
| 1913 | Martin Joseph Murphy | Nationalist | |
| 1918 | Constituency abolished – see County Waterford | ||
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 1880s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Patrick Joseph Power | 3,291 | 91.3 | ||
| Irish Loyal and Patriotic Union | William Gervase de la Poer | 314 | 8.7 | ||
| Majority | 2,977 | 82.6 | |||
| Turnout | 3,605 | 63.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,678 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Patrick Joseph Power | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 5,678 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Elections in the 1890s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Patrick Joseph Power | 2,562 | 71.1 | N/A | |
| Irish National League | Edmund Leamy | 1,043 | 28.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,519 | 42.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,605 | 56.2 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 6,411 | ||||
| Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Patrick Joseph Power | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 5,704 | ||||
| Irish National Federation hold | |||||
Elections in the 1900s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Patrick Joseph Power | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,922 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Patrick Joseph Power | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,042 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Elections in the 1910s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Patrick Joseph Power | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,216 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Patrick Joseph Power | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,216 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Power's death causes a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Martin Joseph Murphy | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,229 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
References
[edit]- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 1)
- Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.