West Waterford
Former parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom
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West Waterford was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament from 1885 to 1918.
| West Waterford | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1918 | |
| Seats | 1 |
| Created from | County Waterford and Dungarvan |
| Replaced by | County Waterford |
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
This constituency comprised the western part of County Waterford. It included the baronies of Coshmore and Coshbride, Decies within Drum, and that part of the barony of Decies-without-Drum not contained within the constituency of East Waterford.[1]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Jasper Douglas Pyne | Nationalist | |
| 1888 | Seat vacant'[2] | ||
| 1890 | Alfred Webb | Nationalist | |
| 1892 | Anti-Parnellite Nationalist | ||
| 1895 | James John O'Shee (formerly Shee) | Anti-Parnellite Nationalist | |
| 1900 | Nationalist | ||
| 1918 | Constituency abolished – see County Waterford | ||
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Douglas Pyne | 3,746 | 91.3 | ||
| Irish Conservative | Richard Francis Keane | 359 | 8.6 | ||
| Majority | 3,387 | 82.7 | |||
| Turnout | 4,105 | 68.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,025 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Douglas Pyne | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 6,025 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Elections in the 1890s
Pyne's death causes a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Alfred Webb | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 6,353 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Alfred Webb | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 6,667 | ||||
| Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Alfred Webb | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 5,235 | ||||
| Irish National Federation hold | |||||
Webb's resignation causes a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | J. J. Shee[n 1] | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 5,235 | ||||
| Irish National Federation hold | |||||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | J. J. Shee[n 1] | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 5,067 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | J. J. O'Shee | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,426 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | J. J. O'Shee | 1,753 | 57.3 | N/A | |
| Ind. Nationalist | E. Arthur Ryan | 1,309 | 42.7 | New | |
| Majority | 444 | 14.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,062 | 74.0 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 4,139 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | J. J. O'Shee | 2,402 | 76.8 | +19.5 | |
| All-for-Ireland | Maurice Healy | 727 | 23.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,675 | 53.6 | +39.0 | ||
| Turnout | 3,129 | 75.6 | +1.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,139 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A | |||