West Waterford (UK Parliament constituency)

West Waterford
West Waterford
	Former County constituency; for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Number of members	One
Replaced by	County Waterford
Created from	County Waterford and Dungarvan

West Waterford was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885–1918.

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.

The West Waterford constituency, 1885–1918

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]

Election		Member	Party
	1885	Jasper Douglas Pyne	Nationalist
	1888	Seat vacant'[2]
	1890	Alfred Webb	Nationalist
	1892	Alfred Webb	Anti-Parnellite Nationalist
	1895	James John O'Shee (formerly Shee)	Anti-Parnellite Nationalist
	1900	James John O'Shee (formerly Shee)	Nationalist
1918		Constituency abolished – see County Waterford

General election 1885: West Waterford[3]
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)

Pyne's death causes a by-election.

General election 1892: West Waterford[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish National Federation	Alfred Webb	Unopposed
Registered electors			6,667
	Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary

General election 1895: West Waterford[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish National Federation	Alfred Webb	Unopposed
Registered electors			5,235
	Irish National Federation hold

Webb's resignation causes a by-election.

By-election, 1895: West Waterford[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish National Federation	J. J. Shee[n 1]	Unopposed
Registered electors			5,235
	Irish National Federation hold

General election January 1910: West Waterford[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	J. J. O'Shee	1,753	57.3	*N/A*
	Independent Nationalist	E. Arthur Ryan	1,309	42.7	N/A
Majority			444	14.6	N/A
Turnout			3,062	74.0	N/A
Registered electors			4,139
	Irish Parliamentary hold		Swing	N/A

General election December 1910: West Waterford[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	J. J. O'Shee	2,402	76.8	+19.5
	All-for-Ireland	Maurice Healy	727	23.2	New
Majority			1,675	53.6	+39.0
Turnout			3,129	75.6	+1.6
Registered electors			4,139
	Irish Parliamentary hold		Swing	N/A

Notes

References

Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Branch (Dean and Son, 1896) page 261
After death of Pyne in November 1888, the writ for the by-election was not moved for 15 months
Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 1)
Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)

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