The parliamentary borough of Wexford, Ireland, was represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885 by a borough constituency electing one Member of Parliament (MP), on the electoral system of first past the post.[1][2] It succeeded the two-seat constituency of Wexford represented in the Irish House of Commons until the abolition of the Irish Parliament on 1 January 1801 under the Acts of Union 1800.[3]
Boundaries
The boundaries of the constituency were defined in the Parliamentary Boundaries (Ireland) Act 1832 as:[4]
From the Point on the South-east of the Town at which the Sea-shore is met by a Wall and Footpath which run a few Yards to the North of the Burial Ground which is near the Country House belonging to Mr. Talbot, along the said Wall to the Point at which the same meets the Fayeth Road; thence in a straight Line to the Flagstaff at the Signal Station; thence in a straight Line in the Direction of the Eastern Corner of Cromwell's Fort House to the Point at which such straight Line cuts the Wall of the Pleasure Grounds of Cromwell's Fort House; thence, Northward, along the Wall of the said Pleasure Grounds to the Duncormick Road; thence, Westward, still along the Wall of the said Pleasure Grounds, to the westernmost Point at which the same leaves the Duncormick Road, thus excluding the whole of the said Pleasure Grounds; thence in a straight Line in the Direction of the South-western Corner of the Distillery to the Point at which such straight Line cuts the Road which runs in front of the Distillery; thence along the last-mentioned Road to the Point at which the same crosses the Johnstown Road near the Bridge over the Bishop's Water; thence in a straight Line to the Point close to the Female Orphan House, at which the Northern Duncannon Road is met by a Road which leads therefrom into the New Ross Road; thence along the Road so leading into the New Ross Road to the Ruins of the southernmost of Two old Windmills; thence in a straight Line to a Point on the New Ross Road which is distant One hundred and sixty Yards (measured along the New Ross Road) to the North-west of the Obelisk; thence in a straight Line to the northernmost Point at which the Boundary of the Premises of Mr. Scallen, a Brewer, meets the Enniscorthy Road; thence, Westward, along the Enniscorthy Road to an Iron Gate in a Stone Wall distant about Three hundred and sixty Yards from the Centre of the Diocesan School; thence along the Road or Path which leads from the said Iron Gate to the Point at which the same meets the Sea-shore; thence along the Sea-shore to the Point first described.
Under the Representation of the People (Ireland) Act 1868, its boundaries were extended to include all of the municipal borough of Wexford.[5]
Members of Parliament
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ From 1832 known as Robert Fitzwygram.
- ^ a b Not an election - date when the previous member was unseated and the petitioner was declared duly elected.
- ^ Not an election - change of party allegiance.
Elections
Elections in the 1830s
- On petition, Wigram was unseated and Dering was declared elected.
Elections in the 1840s
Elections in the 1850s
Elections in the 1860s
On petition, Devereux was unseated due to "informality" in the return, causing a by-election at which he was re-elected.[10]
Elections in the 1870s
Devereux resigned, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1880s
Redmond's death caused a by-election.
Healy resigned to stand at the 1883 by-election in Monaghan, causing a by-election.
References
- ^ Jupp, P. J. (1986). "Wexford". In Thorne, R. (ed.). The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820.
- ^ Salmon, Philip (2009). "Wexford". In Fisher, D.R. (ed.). The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832.
- ^ Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary. "County Sligo". History of the Irish Parliament. Ulster Historical Foundation.
- ^ "Parliamentary Boundaries (Ireland) Act 1832 (c. 89)". The law journal for the year 1832–1949. Abridgment of statutes. Vol. X. E. B. Ince. 1832. pp. 239–246.
- ^ "Representation of the People (Ireland) Act 1868 (31 & 31 Vict., c. 49)" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Smith, Henry Stooks (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections (Second ed.). Simpkin, Marshall & Company. p. 243. Retrieved 14 October 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ 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 Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 243–244, 321. ISBN 0901714127.
- ^ "Evening Mail". 21 June 1841. p. 3. Retrieved 26 August 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b Salmon, Philip. "Wexford". The History of Parliament. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "To the Electors of the Borough of Wexford". Wexford Independent. 24 February 1869. p. 3. Retrieved 22 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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