Wexford (Dáil constituency)

Wexford is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 5 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). The method of election is the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).

For other similarly named constituencies, see Wexford (disambiguation).

Wexford
Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary Constituency
Location of Wexford within Ireland
Current constituency
Created1921
Seats4 (1921–1923)
5 (1923–1961)
4 (1961–1981)
5 (1981–)
TDs
  •   Paul Kehoe (FG)
  •   Johnny Mythen (SF)
  •   Brendan Howlin (Lab)
  •   James Browne (FF)
  •   Verona Murphy (Ind)
County councilWexford County Council
EP constituencySouth

History and boundaries

The constituency was created for the 1921 elections electing 4 deputies. For the 1923 general election, it gained a fifth seat. From 1961, it was reduced to 4 seats and from 1981 it has again elected 5 deputies. It spans the entire area of County Wexford, taking in Wexford, Enniscorthy, New Ross and Gorey.[1]

The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013 defines the constituency as:[1]

"The county of Wexford."

TDs
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Wexford 1921–[2]
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
2nd1921[3] Richard Corish
(SF)		 James Ryan
(SF)		 Séamus Doyle
(SF)		 Seán Etchingham
(SF)		 4 seats
1921–1923
3rd1922[4] Richard Corish
(Lab)		 Daniel O'Callaghan
(Lab)		 Séamus Doyle
(SF (AT))		 Michael Doyle
(FP)
4th1923[5] James Ryan
(Rep)		 Robert Lambert
(Rep)		 Osmond Esmonde
(CnaG)
5th1927 (Jun)[6] James Ryan
(FF)		 James Shannon
(Lab)		 John Keating
(NL)
6th1927 (Sep)[7] Denis Allen
(FF)		 Michael Jordan
(FP)		 Sir Osmond Esmonde
(CnaG)
7th1932[8] John Keating
(CnaG)
8th1933[9] Patrick Kehoe
(FF)
1936 by-election[10] Denis Allen
(FF)
9th1937[11] John Keating
(FG)		 John Esmonde
(FG)
10th1938[12]
11th1943[13] John O'Leary
(Lab)
12th1944[14] John O'Leary
(NLP)		 John Keating
(FG)
1945 by-election[15] Brendan Corish
(Lab)
13th1948[16] Sir John Esmonde
(FG)
14th1951[17] John O'Leary
(Lab)		 Sir Anthony Esmonde
(FG)
15th1954[18]
16th1957[19] Seán Browne
(FF)
17th1961[20] Lorcan Allen
(FF)		 4 seats
1961–1981
18th1965[21] James Kennedy
(FF)
19th1969[22] Seán Browne
(FF)
20th1973[23] John Esmonde
(FG)
21st1977[24] Michael D'Arcy
(FG)
22nd1981[25] Ivan Yates
(FG)		 Hugh Byrne
(FF)
23rd1982 (Feb)[26] Seán Browne
(FF)
24th1982 (Nov)[27] Avril Doyle
(FG)		 John Browne
(FF)
25th1987[28] Brendan Howlin
(Lab)
26th1989[29] Michael D'Arcy
(FG)		 Séamus Cullimore
(FF)
27th1992[30] Avril Doyle
(FG)		 Hugh Byrne
(FF)
28th1997[31] Michael D'Arcy
(FG)
29th2002[32] Paul Kehoe
(FG)		 Liam Twomey
(Ind)		 Tony Dempsey
(FF)
30th2007[33] Michael W. D'Arcy
(FG)		 Seán Connick
(FF)
31st2011[34] Liam Twomey
(FG)		 Mick Wallace
(Ind)
32nd2016[35] Michael W. D'Arcy
(FG)		 James Browne
(FF)		 Mick Wallace
(I4C)
2019 by-election[36] Malcolm Byrne
(FF)
33rd2020 Johnny Mythen
(SF)		 Verona Murphy
(Ind)

Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

Elections

2020 general election
2020 general election: Wexford[37][38]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567891011
Sinn Féin Johnny Mythen 24.9 18,717                    
Labour Brendan Howlin 12.3 9,223 9,911 10,120 10,271 10,451 11,320 12,307 12,930      
Fianna Fáil James Browne 10.7 8,058 8,462 8,858 8,913 9,075 9,151 9,246 10,432 11,085 11,188 11,660
Fine Gael Michael W. D'Arcy 8.6 6,472 6,577 6,610 6,656 6,692 6,857 6,922 7,020 7,357 7,395  
Fine Gael Paul Kehoe 8.4 6,337 6,455 6,483 6,522 6,574 6,677 6,712 7,060 7,416 7,488 11,537
Fianna Fáil Malcolm Byrne 8.2 6,145 6,338 6,541 6,564 6,640 6,750 6,843 7,535 7,909 7,994 9,537
Independent Verona Murphy 7.8 5,825 6,498 6,664 6,841 7,118 7,250 7,820 9,014 10,995 11,114 11,849
Fianna Fáil Michael Sheehan 5.8 4,366 4,508 4,674 4,714 4,817 4,881 4,932        
Independent Ger Carthy 4.0 3,024 3,603 3,746 3,923 4,437 4,636 5,738 6,004      
Green Paula Roseingrave 2.7 2,028 2,374 2,399 2,584 2,683            
Aontú Jim Codd 2.0 1,518 1,865 1,905 2,015              
Fianna Fáil Lisa McDonald 1.8 1,351 1,411                  
Solidarity–PBP Deirdre Wadding[n 1] 1.5 1,116 2,902 2,932 3,376 3,599 4,359          
Inds. 4 Change Seanie O'Shea 1.1 825 1,553 1,590                
Independent Bart Murphy 0.1 68 103                  
Electorate: 113,092   Valid: 75,073   Spoilt: 549   Quota: 12,513   Turnout: 75,622 (66.9%)
    1. People Before Profit, Solidarity and RISE contested this election as Solidarity–People Before Profit, so candidates appeared on the ballot under this name. Wadding was a member of People Before Profit.

    2019 by-election

    A by-election was held in the constituency on 29 November 2019, to fill the seat vacated by Mick Wallace on his election to the European Parliament in May 2019.[39]

    2019 Wexford by-election
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    Fianna Fáil Malcolm Byrne 31.2 12,506 12,660 13,082 14,729 18,830
    Fine Gael Verona Murphy 23.8 9,543 9,620 9,943 10,836  
    Labour George Lawlor 20.0 8,024 8,112 8,517 10,907 14,476
    Sinn Féin Johnny Mythen 10.3 4,125 4,344 4,665    
    Green Karin Dubsky 6.2 2,490 2,745 3,037    
    Aontú Jim Codd 5.2 2,102 2,395      
    Solidarity–PBP Cinnamon Blackmore 1.6 659        
    Irish Freedom Melissa O'Neill 1.2 489        
    Independent Charlie Keddy 0.3 130        
    Electorate: 114,483   Valid: 40,068   Spoilt: 314 (0.8%)   Quota: 20,035   Turnout: 40,382 (35.3%)

      2016 general election
      2016 general election: Wexford[40][41][35]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567891011121314
      Labour Brendan Howlin 14.8 10,574 10,635 10,731 10,907 11,140 11,200 11,311 11,769 12,071          
      Fianna Fáil James Browne 13.7 9,827 9,850 9,937 9,983 10,007 10,066 10,095 10,150 11,699 12,434        
      Inds. 4 Change Mick Wallace 11.1 7,917 8,013 8,237 8,398 8,468 8,853 9,575 10,213 10,625 11,817 11,887 11,930 13,420  
      Fine Gael Michael W. D'Arcy 10.9 7,798 7,803 7,830 7,913 8,334 8,357 8,390 8,490 8,574 8,884 8,917 8,950 11,371 11,645
      Fine Gael Paul Kehoe 10.7 7,696 7,703 7,764 7,808 8,152 8,259 8,284 8,344 8,522 8,874 8,922 8,949 9,593 9,704
      Sinn Féin Johnny Mythen 10.1 7,260 7,357 7,415 7,451 7,466 7,712 8,036 8,248 8,350 8,795 8,824 8,832 9,405 9,652
      Fianna Fáil Malcolm Byrne 8.5 6,115 6,123 6,139 6,204 6,222 6,241 6,286 6,367 6,950 7,122 7,393 7,409    
      Fianna Fáil Aoife Byrne 4.4 3,164 3,181 3,252 3,292 3,357 3,462 3,513 3,585            
      Independent Ger Carthy 4.4 3,134 3,189 3,268 3,307 3,351 3,428 3,563 3,855 4,041          
      Social Democrats Leonard Kelly 2.3 1,635 1,677 1,707 1,883 1,907 1,939 2,179              
      AAA–PBP Deirdre Wadding 2.1 1,472 1,558 1,616 1,731 1,749 1,843                
      Independent John Dwyer 1.8 1,265 1,279 1,323 1,355 1,362                  
      Fine Gael Julie Hogan 1.7 1,214 1,233 1,266 1,305                    
      Green Ann Walsh 1.5 1,056 1,064 1,093                      
      Independent Caroline Foxe 1.3 930 956                        
      Independent Emmet Moloney 0.7 476                          
      Direct Democracy David Lloyd 0.2 128                          
      Electorate: 109,861   Valid: 71,661   Spoilt: 691 (1.0%)   Quota: 11,944   Turnout: 72,352 (65.9%)

        2011 general election
        2011 general election: Wexford[42][34]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        Independent Mick Wallace 17.6 13,329            
        Labour Brendan Howlin 14.6 11,005 11,166 11,662 14,514      
        Fine Gael Liam Twomey 12.2 9,230 9,349 9,525 9,693 10,453 10,874 11,596
        Fine Gael Michael W. D'Arcy 11.1 8,418 8,466 8,595 8,960 9,492 9,986 10,410
        Fine Gael Paul Kehoe 11.1 8,386 8,459 8,627 9,125 9,674 10,256 11,046
        Fianna Fáil John Browne 9.7 7,352 7,394 7,470 7,749 8,175 8,400 12,757
        Fianna Fáil Seán Connick 8.8 6,675 6,744 7,014 7,144 7,396 7,515  
        Labour Pat Cody 5.9 4,457 4,505 4,752        
        Sinn Féin Anthony Kelly 5.8 4,353 4,422 4,901 5,181      
        Independent John Dwyer 1.2 908 943          
        People Before Profit Seamus O'Brien[43] 1.0 741 778          
        Green Danny Forde 0.5 391 399          
        Independent Siobhán Roseingrave 0.2 175 195          
        Independent Ruairí de Valera 0.2 119 129          
        Electorate: 111,063   Valid: 75,539   Spoilt: 812 (1.1%)   Quota: 12,590   Turnout: 76,351 (68.7%)

          2007 general election
          2007 general election: Wexford[33]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234567
          Fianna Fáil John Browne 18.6 12,768            
          Fianna Fáil Seán Connick 14.3 9,826 10,396 10,476 10,862 11,850    
          Labour Brendan Howlin 13.8 9,445 9,540 10,008 10,413 11,852    
          Fine Gael Paul Kehoe 12.3 8,459 8,628 8,728 8,931 9,567 12,879  
          Fine Gael Michael W. D'Arcy 11.2 7,692 7,756 7,861 8,274 8,730 10,373 11,673
          Fianna Fáil Lisa McDonald 9.3 6,355 6,669 6,757 7,189 7,752 8,430 8,572
          Fine Gael Liam Twomey 8.0 5,507 5,531 5,678 5,927 6,308    
          Sinn Féin John Dwyer 7.4 5,065 5,125 5,302 5,431      
          Progressive Democrats Colm O'Gorman 3.1 2,162 2,188 2,322        
          Green Tom Harpur 1.2 802 807          
          Independent Alan McGuire 0.8 532 539          
          Electorate: 103,562   Valid: 68,616   Spoilt: 827 (1.2%)   Quota: 11,437   Turnout: 69,443 (67.1%)

            2002 general election
            2002 general election: Wexford[32]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            12345678
            Fianna Fáil John Browne 15.1 9,150 9,181 9,518 9,609 10,178      
            Labour Brendan Howlin 13.2 7,995 8,073 8,201 8,924 10,135      
            Fianna Fáil Hugh Byrne 12.5 7,556 7,574 7,620 7,755 8,236 8,702 9,013 9,072
            Fianna Fáil Tony Dempsey 12.4 7,520 7,560 7,635 7,793 8,196 8,823 9,102 9,150
            Fine Gael Paul Kehoe 11.7 7,048 7,099 7,387 8,791 9,195 12,631    
            Independent Liam Twomey 9.6 5,815 6,010 6,213 6,574 8,062 8,740 10,082  
            Sinn Féin John Dwyer 8.2 4,964 5,020 5,148 5,217        
            Fine Gael Michael D'Arcy 7.5 4,564 4,597 4,625 5,645 5,835      
            Fine Gael Avril Doyle 6.5 3,940 3,969 4,011          
            Independent Seán Doyle 2.1 1,274 1,315            
            Independent Miranda Ó Bulguidhir 0.7 424              
            Christian Solidarity Michael O'Connor 0.3 173              
            Electorate: 94,586   Valid: 60,423   Spoilt: 1,017 (1.7%)   Quota: 10,071   Turnout: 61,440 (64.9%)

              1997 general election
              1997 general election: Wexford[44]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              12345678
              Fine Gael Ivan Yates 18.0 10,024              
              Labour Brendan Howlin 17.1 9,510              
              Fianna Fáil John Browne 15.5 8,646 8,744 8,854 8,994 9,153 9,176 9,570  
              Fianna Fáil Hugh Byrne 12.6 7,003 7,035 7,084 7,179 7,304 7,323 7,720 8,416
              Fine Gael Michael D'Arcy 11.8 6,561 6,786 6,876 6,998 7,256 7,290 11,046  
              Fianna Fáil Denis Asple 10.5 6,038 6,070 6,152 6,281 6,430 6,456 7,183 7,958
              Fine Gael Avril Doyle 8.8 4,896 5,196 5,251 5,418 6,168 6,294    
              Democratic Left Michael Enright 2.6 1,454 1,484 1,513 1,798        
              Green Marie Percival 1.7 938 957 1,105          
              Independent Michael O'Connor 1.1 616 622            
              Electorate: 83,775   Valid: 55,686   Spoilt: 678 (1.2%)   Quota: 9,282   Turnout: 56,364 (67.3%)

                1992 general election
                1992 general election: Wexford[45]
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                12345678
                Labour Brendan Howlin 19.8 10,338              
                Fianna Fáil John Browne 16.1 8,407 8,502 8,572 8,662 9,233      
                Fianna Fáil Hugh Byrne 14.0 7,299 7,384 7,426 7,534 7,780 7,915 8,145 8,423
                Fine Gael Ivan Yates 13.5 7,043 7,371 7,403 7,673 10,716      
                Fianna Fáil Séamus Cullimore 12.3 6,436 6,622 6,696 7,105 7,351 7,460 7,581 7,783
                Fine Gael Michael D'Arcy 10.8 5,626 5,757 5,805 5,936        
                Fine Gael Avril Doyle 10.2 5,314 5,673 5,680 6,045 7,527 9,303    
                Democratic Left Michael Enright 1.5 797 1,195 1,244          
                Independent Michael O'Connor 1.0 502 533 582          
                Sinn Féin Oliver Murray 0.8 410 439            
                Electorate: 75,886   Valid: 52,172   Spoilt: 765 (1.5%)   Quota: 8,696   Turnout: 52,937 (69.8%)

                  1989 general election
                  1989 general election: Wexford[29]
                  Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                  Labour Brendan Howlin 9,253 18.0 1 1
                  Fine Gael Ivan Yates 7,161 14.0 3
                  Fianna Fáil John Browne 6,983 13.6 2
                  Fianna Fáil Séamus Cullimore 6,893 13.4 5
                  Fine Gael Michael D'Arcy 5,161 10.1 4
                  Fianna Fáil Hugh Byrne 5,128 10.0
                  Fine Gael Avril Doyle 4,596 9.0
                  Fianna Fáil Lorcan Allen 4,489 8.8
                  Workers' Party Michael Enright 1,049 2.0
                  Progressive Democrats William Willoughby 599 1.2
                  Electorate: ?   Valid: 51,312   Quota: 8,553   Turnout:

                  1987 general election
                  1987 general election: Wexford[28]
                  Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                  Fianna Fáil John Browne 9,457 17.9 1 1
                  Fianna Fáil Hugh Byrne 7,551 14.3 2
                  Fianna Fáil Lorcan Allen 6,225 11.8
                  Fine Gael Ivan Yates 6,018 11.4 3
                  Fine Gael Avril Doyle 5,518 10.4 4
                  Fine Gael Michael D'Arcy 5,247 9.9
                  Labour Brendan Howlin 5,086 9.6 5
                  Progressive Democrats Eoin Minihan 2,630 5.0
                  Progressive Democrats Gerald Doyle 2,078 3.9
                  Independent Padge Reck 1,829 3.5
                  Workers' Party Michael Enright 1,250 2.4
                  Independent Jim Tallon 33 0.1
                  Electorate: ?   Valid: 52,922   Quota: 8,821   Turnout:

                  November 1982 general election
                  November 1982 general election: Wexford[27]
                  Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                  Fine Gael Michael D'Arcy 7,943 15.8 1
                  Fine Gael Ivan Yates 7,166 14.2 2
                  Fianna Fáil Hugh Byrne 6,492 12.9 3
                  Fianna Fáil Lorcan Allen 5,976 11.9
                  Fianna Fáil John Browne 5,891 11.7 5
                  Fine Gael Avril Doyle 5,753 11.4 4
                  Labour Brendan Howlin 4,962 9.9
                  Fianna Fáil Gus Byrne 4,895 9.7
                  Workers' Party John Roche 920 1.8
                  Independent James Hayes 363 0.7
                  Electorate: ?   Valid: 50,361   Quota: 8,394   Turnout:

                  February 1982 general election
                  February 1982 general election: Wexford[26]
                  Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                  Fine Gael Michael D'Arcy 8,787 18.0 1 1
                  Fine Gael Ivan Yates 8,005 16.4 2
                  Fianna Fáil Hugh Byrne 6,772 13.9 3
                  Fianna Fáil Lorcan Allen 5,902 12.1 5
                  Fianna Fáil Seán Browne 5,863 12.0 4
                  Fianna Fáil Gus Byrne 5,184 10.6
                  Labour Desmond Corish 3,692 7.6
                  Independent Seán Doyle 1,622 3.3
                  Fine Gael Louise Hennessy 1,590 3.3
                  Labour William Moroney 1,002 2.1
                  Independent James Hayes 396 0.8
                  Electorate: ?   Valid: 48,815   Quota: 8,136   Turnout:

                  1981 general election
                  1981 general election: Wexford[25]
                  Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                  Fine Gael Michael D'Arcy 10,290 20.7 1 1
                  Fianna Fáil Lorcan Allen 7,465 15.0 3
                  Fianna Fáil Hugh Byrne 6,353 12.8 5
                  Fianna Fáil Seán Browne 5,859 11.8
                  Fine Gael Ivan Yates 5,522 11.1 2
                  Labour Brendan Corish 5,265 10.6 4
                  Fianna Fáil Gus Byrne 4,350 8.7
                  Fine Gael Louise Hennessy 2,210 4.4
                  Labour Denis North 1,523 3.1
                  Independent James Hayes 536 1.1
                  Socialist Labour John Teehan 447 0.9
                  Electorate: ?   Valid: 49,820   Quota: 9,965   Turnout:

                  1977 general election
                  1977 general election: Wexford[24]
                  Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                  Fianna Fáil Seán Browne 8,701 19.7 2
                  Labour Brendan Corish 7,886 17.8 1
                  Fianna Fáil Lorcan Allen 7,733 17.5 4
                  Fianna Fáil Séamus Whelan 5,139 11.6
                  Fine Gael Michael D'Arcy 4,541 10.3 3
                  Fine Gael John Esmonde 4,142 9.4
                  Fine Gael Pat Codd 2,681 6.1
                  Labour Denis North 2,036 4.6
                  Labour William Rossiter 1,406 3.2
                  Electorate: ?   Valid: 44,265   Quota: 8,854   Turnout:

                  1973 general election
                  1973 general election: Wexford[23]
                  Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                  Labour Brendan Corish 7,863 20.8 1
                  Fianna Fáil Seán Browne 6,289 16.6 2
                  Fianna Fáil Lorcan Allen 5,978 15.8 3
                  Fine Gael John Esmonde 5,074 13.4 4
                  Fine Gael Michael D'Arcy 4,487 11.9
                  Fianna Fáil Seán O'Gorman 3,487 9.2
                  Labour Andrew Doyle 2,781 7.4
                  Fine Gael Patrick Ronan 1,887 5.0
                  Electorate: ?   Valid: 37,846   Quota: 7,570   Turnout:

                  1969 general election
                  1969 general election: Wexford[22]
                  Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                  Labour Brendan Corish 6,939 18.5 1
                  Fianna Fáil Lorcan Allen 6,632 17.7 3
                  Fine Gael Anthony Esmonde 6,380 17.0 2
                  Fianna Fáil Seán Browne 4,354 11.6 4
                  Fianna Fáil Seán O'Gorman 3,730 9.9
                  Labour Andrew Doyle 3,115 8.3
                  Fine Gael James Jenkins 2,229 5.9
                  Fine Gael Michael Hart 1,601 4.3
                  Independent Leo Carthy 900 2.4
                  Labour Patrick McDonald 817 2.2
                  Independent James Mahoney 813 2.2
                  Electorate: ?   Valid: 37,510   Quota: 7,503   Turnout:

                  1965 general election
                  1965 general election: Wexford[21]
                  Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                  Labour Brendan Corish 9,014 25.4 1 1
                  Fine Gael Anthony Esmonde 6,042 17.0 2
                  Fianna Fáil Lorcan Allen 5,362 15.1 4
                  Fianna Fáil James Kennedy 5,269 14.8 3
                  Fianna Fáil Seán Browne 3,935 11.1
                  Fine Gael William Rackard 3,450 9.7
                  Labour Martin Dunbar 2,443 6.9
                  Electorate: ?   Valid: 35,515   Quota: 7,104   Turnout:

                  1961 general election
                  1961 general election: Wexford[20]
                  Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                  Labour Brendan Corish 9,834 28.8 1 1
                  Fine Gael Anthony Esmonde 7,081 20.8 2
                  Fianna Fáil Lorcan Allen 5,221 15.3 3
                  Fianna Fáil James Ryan 5,170 15.2 4
                  Fianna Fáil Seán Browne 3,226 9.5
                  Fine Gael William Esmonde 1,405 4.1
                  Sinn Féin Morgan Dunne 1,304 3.8
                  Independent Thaddeus O'Loughlin 855 2.5
                  Electorate: ?   Valid: 34,096   Quota: 6,820   Turnout:

                  1957 general election
                  1957 general election: Wexford[19]
                  Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                  Fianna Fáil Denis Allen 7,112 18.8 1 1
                  Labour Brendan Corish 6,205 16.4 3
                  Fianna Fáil James Ryan 6,055 16.0 2
                  Fianna Fáil Seán Browne 5,788 15.3 4
                  Fine Gael Anthony Esmonde 5,650 14.9 5
                  Labour John O'Leary 5,086 13.4
                  Fine Gael Michael Fardy 1,236 3.3
                  Independent Eoin "the Pope" O'Mahony 759 2.0
                  Electorate: ?   Valid: 37,891   Quota: 6,316   Turnout:

                  1954 general election
                  1954 general election: Wexford[18]
                  Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                  Fianna Fáil James Ryan 7,214 17.3 1 1
                  Labour Brendan Corish 7,001 16.8 2 1
                  Fine Gael Anthony Esmonde 6,247 15.0 3
                  Fianna Fáil Denis Allen 6,173 14.8 4
                  Labour John O'Leary 6,150 14.8 5
                  Fianna Fáil Seán Browne 3,834 9.2
                  Fine Gael James Bowe 3,510 8.4
                  Fine Gael John Doran 1,498 3.6
                  Electorate: ?   Valid: 41,627   Quota: 6,938   Turnout:

                  1951 general election
                  1951 general election: Wexford[46]
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  1234567
                  Fianna Fáil Denis Allen 17.5 7,352            
                  Fianna Fáil James Ryan 15.3 6,440 6,479 6,558 6,673 6,724 10,101  
                  Labour Johnny Leary 14.7 6,179 6,458 7,040        
                  Labour Brendan Corish 14.1 5,914 6,046 6,894 6,909 7,061    
                  Fine Gael Anthony C. Esmonde 9.6 4,047 4,137 4,163 4,173 5,218 5,352 5,526
                  Fine Gael James Joseph Bowe 9.2 3,852 3,935 3,951 3,990 4,798 4,913 5,088
                  Fianna Fáil Seán Browne 9.1 3,827 3,871 3,899 4,057 4,090    
                  Fine Gael James Galvin 4.9 2,060 2,123 2,148 2,151      
                  Labour James Sinnott 3.7 1,561 1,643          
                  Clann na Poblachta Séamus O'Neill 2.0 837            
                  Electorate: 54,180   Valid: 42,069   Quota: 7,012   Turnout: 77.65%

                    1948 general election
                    1948 general election: Wexford[46]
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                    1234567891011
                    Fianna Fáil Denis Allen 16.3 6,872 6,886 6,900 6,922 6,931 6,936 6,983 7,047      
                    Labour Brendan Corish 15.6 6,590 6,625 6,685 7,147              
                    Fianna Fáil James Ryan 14.4 6,103 6,122 6,126 6,130 6,151 6,153 6,191 6,267 6,344 6,370 8,960
                    Fine Gael John L. Esmonde 14.1 5,968 6,039 6,232 6,270 6,315 6,327 6,446 7,213      
                    National Labour Party John O'Leary 13.1 5,513 5,553 5,562 5,629 5,682 5,718 5,849 6,062 6,467 6,539 6,754
                    Fianna Fáil Thomas O'Hanlon 7.1 3,008 3,025 3,028 3,038 3,048 3,050 3,080 3,143 3,274 3,298  
                    Fine Gael James J. Bowe 4.3 1,799 1,813 1,884 1,897 1,906 1,907 1,921 2,057      
                    Clann na Poblachta Patrick V. Carson 3.4 1,431 1,450 1,465 1,480 1,931 1,944 2,973 3,053 3,255 3,302 3,357
                    Independent John Keating 3.1 1,314 1,464 1,475 1,494 1,517 1,527 1,555        
                    Clann na Poblachta Séamus O'Neill 2.8 1,189 1,199 1,209 1,243 1,488 1,510          
                    Clann na Poblachta Thomas Cullimore 2.0 862 872 905 911              
                    Labour Martin Dunbar 1.6 674 676 713                
                    Fine Gael William M. Corcoran 1.2 518 523                  
                    Independent Robert J. Murphy 1.0 418                    
                    Electorate: 55,282   Valid: 42,259   Quota: 7,044   Turnout: 76.44%

                      1945 by-election

                      Following the death of Labour Party TD Richard Corish, a by-election was held on 4 December 1945. The seat was won by the Labour Party candidate Brendan Corish, son of the deceased TD.

                      1945 by-election: Wexford[46]
                      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                      1
                      Labour Brendan Corish 50.2 16,263
                      Fianna Fáil Robert Moran 36.5 11,816
                      Clann na Talmhan Patrick Kinsella 9.4 3,051
                      Independent Robert Joseph Murphy 3.9 1,250
                      Electorate: 59,369   Valid: 32,380   Quota: 16,191   Turnout: 54.54%

                        1944 general election
                        1944 general election: Wexford[14]
                        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                        Fianna Fáil James Ryan 8,005 18.6 1 1
                        Fianna Fáil Denis Allen 7,644 17.7 2 1
                        National Labour Party John O'Leary 6,864 15.9 3
                        Fine Gael John Keating 5,937 13.8 5
                        Fine Gael John Esmonde 5,337 12.4
                        Labour Richard Corish 5,118 11.9 4
                        Fianna Fáil Robert Moran 2,543 5.9
                        Independent Thomas Byrne 1,173 2.7
                        Labour John Kelly 536 1.2
                        Electorate: ?   Valid: 43,157   Quota: 7,193   Turnout:

                        1943 general election
                        1943 general election: Wexford[13]
                        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                        Fianna Fáil James Ryan 7,518 16.4 4
                        Fianna Fáil Denis Allen 7,320 16.0 3
                        Labour Richard Corish 6,986 15.2 1
                        Fine Gael John Esmonde 6,004 13.1 2
                        Fine Gael John Keating 4,502 9.8
                        Labour John O'Leary 4,197 9.1 5
                        Fianna Fáil Patrick Kehoe 3,554 7.7
                        Fine Gael James Bowe 3,362 7.3
                        Labour Christopher Culleton 2,458 5.4
                        Electorate: ?   Valid: 45,901   Quota: 7,651   Turnout:

                        1938 general election
                        1938 general election: Wexford[12]
                        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                        Fianna Fáil Denis Allen 9,647 20.7 1 1
                        Fianna Fáil James Ryan 9,214 19.7 2 1
                        Labour Richard Corish 9,162 19.6 3 1
                        Fine Gael John Keating 6,218 13.3 5
                        Fine Gael John Esmonde 5,944 12.7 4
                        Fianna Fáil Robert Moran 3,368 7.2
                        Fine Gael Edward Dundon 3,157 6.8
                        Electorate: ?   Valid: 46,710   Quota: 7,786   Turnout:

                        1937 general election
                        1937 general election: Wexford[11]
                        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                        Fianna Fáil Denis Allen 10,078 21.6 1 1
                        Fianna Fáil James Ryan 9,163 19.6 2 1
                        Labour Richard Corish 8,410 18.0 3 1
                        Fine Gael John Keating 6,142 13.1 5
                        Fine Gael John Esmonde 5,932 12.7 4
                        Fine Gael James Bowe 4,421 9.5
                        Fianna Fáil Thomas Redmond 2,594 5.6
                        Electorate: ?   Valid: 46,740   Quota: 7,791   Turnout:

                        1936 by-election

                        Following the death of Fine Gael TD Osmond Esmonde, a by-election was held on 17 August 1936. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Denis Allen.

                        1936 by-election: Wexford[10]
                        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                        1
                        Fianna Fáil Denis Allen 51.0 23,263
                        Fine Gael John Esmonde 36.7 16,734
                        Labour Michael Murphy 9.4 4,276
                        Cumann Poblachta na hÉireann Stephen Hayes 2.9 1,301
                        Electorate: 57,688   Valid: 45,574   Quota: 22,788   Turnout: 79.0%

                          1933 general election
                          1933 general election: Wexford[9]
                          Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                          Labour Richard Corish 8,214 17.3 1 1
                          Fianna Fáil Patrick Kehoe 7,365 15.5 4
                          Fianna Fáil James Ryan 6,818 14.4 5
                          Cumann na nGaedheal John Keating 6,773 14.3 2
                          Cumann na nGaedheal Osmond Esmonde 6,305 13.3 3
                          Fianna Fáil Denis Allen 5,384 11.4
                          National Centre Party Michael Doyle 3,606 7.6
                          Cumann na nGaedheal James Walsh 2,944 6.2
                          Electorate: ?   Valid: 47,409   Quota: 7,902   Turnout:

                          1932 general election
                          1932 general election: Wexford[8]
                          Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                          Fianna Fáil James Ryan 7,813 18.1 1 1
                          Fianna Fáil Denis Allen 6,888 16.0 2
                          Labour Richard Corish 5,803 13.4 3
                          Cumann na nGaedheal Osmond Esmonde 5,364 12.4 4
                          Fianna Fáil Patrick Kehoe 4,229 9.8
                          Cumann na nGaedheal John Keating 3,848 8.9 5
                          Independent Michael Doyle 3,322 7.7
                          Labour James Shannon 2,715 6.3
                          Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Jordan 2,612 6.1
                          Labour John Noctor 574 1.3
                          Electorate: ?   Valid: 43,168   Quota: 7,195   Turnout:

                          September 1927 general election
                          September 1927 general election: Wexford[7]
                          Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                          Fianna Fáil Denis Allen 7,270 18.6 1 1
                          Cumann na nGaedheal Osmond Esmonde 6,362 16.3 3
                          Fianna Fáil James Ryan 5,987 15.3 2
                          Labour Richard Corish 4,989 12.7 5
                          Labour James Shannon 4,546 11.6
                          Farmers' Party Michael Jordan 3,944 10.1 4
                          Farmers' Party Michael Doyle 3,407 8.7
                          Independent John Keating 2,654 6.8
                          Electorate: ?   Valid: 39,159   Quota: 6,527   Turnout:

                          June 1927 general election
                          June 1927 general election: Wexford[6]
                          Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                          Labour Richard Corish 6,644 16.6 1
                          Fianna Fáil James Ryan 5,166 12.9 2
                          Fianna Fáil Denis Allen 4,059 10.1
                          Farmers' Party Michael Doyle 4,022 10.1 3
                          Labour James Shannon 3,757 9.4 5
                          Farmers' Party Michael Jordan 3,533 8.8
                          National League Party John Keating 3,402 8.5 4
                          Independent Patrick Fanning 2,667 6.7
                          Fianna Fáil John Roche 1,965 4.9
                          Cumann na nGaedheal James Stafford 1,733 4.3
                          Cumann na nGaedheal Seán O'Kennedy 1,673 4.2
                          Cumann na nGaedheal Thomas McCarthy 1,411 3.5
                          Electorate: ?   Valid: 40,032   Quota: 6,673   Turnout:

                          1923 general election
                          1923 general election: Wexford[5]
                          Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                          Labour Richard Corish 7,744 20.3 1 1
                          Farmers' Party Michael Doyle 7,176 18.9 2 1
                          Republican Robert Lambert 6,751 17.7 3 1
                          Cumann na nGaedheal Osmond Esmonde 5,434 14.3 4
                          Republican James Ryan 3,557 9.3 5
                          Farmers' Party Michael Jordan 1,976 5.2
                          Labour James Shannon 1,845 4.9
                          Cumann na nGaedheal Thomas McCarthy 1,270 3.3
                          Labour Daniel O'Callaghan 863 2.3
                          Independent John Cummins 625 1.6
                          Independent Barry Brereton 500 1.3
                          Independent Hector Hughes 330 0.9
                          Electorate: 60,171   Valid: 38,071   Quota: 6,346   Turnout: 63.3%

                          1922 general election
                          1922 general election: Wexford[4]
                          Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                          Labour Richard Corish 11,692 35.5 1 1
                          Farmers' Party Michael Doyle 6,263 19.0 2 2
                          Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) James Ryan 3,879 11.8
                          Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) Séamus Doyle 2,819 8.6 4 7
                          Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) John O'Byrne 2,370 7.2
                          Labour Daniel O'Callaghan 2,229 6.8 3 5
                          Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) Seán Etchingham 2,185 6.6
                          Farmers' Party Michael Jordan 1,524 4.6
                          Electorate: 49,058   Valid: 32,961   Quota: 6,593   Turnout: 67.2%

                          1921 general election
                          1921 general election: Wexford[3]
                          Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
                          Sinn Féin Richard Corish Unopposed N/A 1
                          Sinn Féin Séamus Doyle Unopposed N/A 2
                          Sinn Féin Seán Etchingham Unopposed N/A 3
                          Sinn Féin James Ryan Unopposed N/A 4

                          See also

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