County Waterford (UK Parliament constituency)

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County Waterford was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, represented in the British House of Commons.

Boundaries and boundary changes

This constituency comprised County Waterford, except for the parliamentary boroughs of Dungarvan (1801–1885) and Waterford City (1801–1885 and 1918–1922). It returned two Members of Parliament 1801–1885 and one 1918–1922.

It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801.

Between 1885 and 1918 the area had been divided between the constituencies of East Waterford and West Waterford. From 1922 it was no longer represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.

Politics

In the 1918 election Sinn Féin defeated by 3 to 1 the Nationalist candidate J. J. O'Shee representing the Irish Parliamentary Party.

The newly elected Sinn Féin MP for the constituency was Cathal Brugha. Like other Sinn Féin MPs elected that year, he did not take his seat at Westminster but instead, took a seat in the revolutionary First Dáil which assembled in Dublin on 21 January 1919. As better known figures were under arrest, Brugha became the first presiding officer (with the title of Ceann Comhairle) and a day later the first head of government (with the title of President of Dáil Éireann), of the Irish Republic.

The First Dáil

Sinn Féin contested the general election of 1918 on the platform that instead of taking up any seats they won in the United Kingdom Parliament, they would establish a revolutionary assembly in Dublin. In republican theory every MP elected in Ireland was a potential Deputy to this assembly. In practice only the Sinn Féin members accepted the offer.

The revolutionary First Dáil assembled on 21 January 1919 and last met on 10 May 1921. The First Dáil, according to a resolution passed on 10 May 1921, was formally dissolved on the assembling of the Second Dáil. This took place on 16 August 1921.

In 1921 Sinn Féin used the UK authorised elections for the Northern Ireland House of Commons and the House of Commons of Southern Ireland as a poll for the Irish Republic's Second Dáil. This area was part of the five-seat Dáil constituency of Waterford–Tipperary East.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1801–1885

Year 1st Member 1st Party 2nd Member 2nd Party
1801 Hon. John Beresford style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Richard Power Whig[1]
21 Jul 1802 rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Edward Lee Whig[1]
6 Jan 1806 rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | John Claudius Beresford Tory[1]
18 Nov 1806 rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Richard Power Whig[1]
28 Jun 1811 rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Sir William Beresford Tory
25 Apr 1814 rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Richard Power Whig[1]/Catholic Association
25 May 1814 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Lord George Beresford Tory[1]
1 Jul 1826 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Henry Villiers-Stuart Whig[1]
2 Mar 1830 rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Lord George Beresford Tory[1]
13 Aug 1830 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Daniel O'Connell Repeal/Catholic Association[1]
11 May 1831 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Sir Richard Musgrave, Bt Whig style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Robert Power Whig[1]
26 Dec 1832 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | John Matthew Galwey Repeal Association[1][2] style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Sir Richard Keane, Bt Whig[1][3]
19 Jan 1835 rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Sir Richard Musgrave, Bt Repeal Association[2] style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Patrick Power Whig[1][3]
21 Sep 1835 rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | William Villiers-Stuart Whig[1][4][3]
9 Aug 1837 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | John Power Whig[1][3]
24 Aug 1840 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Hon. Robert Carew Whig[1][3]
11 Aug 1847 rowspan="1" style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Nicholas Mahon Power Repeal[2] style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Robert Keating Repeal[2]
26 Jul 1852 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Independent Irish[2] style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Sir John Esmonde, Bt Independent Irish[2]
2 Apr 1857 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Radical[5] style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Whig[6]
12 May 1859 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Walter Talbot Conservative[2] rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Liberal[2]
18 Jul 1865 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Earl of Tyrone Conservative[2]
31 Dec 1866 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Edmond de la Poer Liberal[2]
5 Jul 1873 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Henry Villiers-Stuart Liberal[2]
10 Feb 1874 rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Lord Charles Beresford Conservative[2] style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Home Rule League[2]
24 Jan 1877 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | James Delahunty Home Rule League[2]
9 Apr 1880 rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Henry Villiers-Stuart Liberal[2] style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | John Aloysius Blake Home Rule League[2]
25 Aug 1884 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Patrick Joseph Power Irish Parliamentary Party[2]
1885 Constituency divided: see East Waterford and West Waterford

MPs 1918–1922

Election Member Party
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 1918 Cathal Brugha Sinn Féin
1922 Constituency abolished

Elections

The single-member elections in this constituency took place using the first past the post electoral system. Multi-member elections used the plurality-at-large voting system.

Elections in the 1830s

Villiers Stuart resigned, causing a by-election.

By-election, 2 March 1830: County Waterford[2][1][7]
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General election 1832: County Waterford (2 seats)[2][1]
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Turnout 675 46.6
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Power's death caused a by-election.

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Elections in the 1840s

Power resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.

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General election 1841: County Waterford (2 seats)[2]
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General election 1847: County Waterford (2 seats)[2]
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General election 1852: County Waterford (2 seats)[2]
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Majority 33 0.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 2,561 (est) 78.8 (est) Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 1860s

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Esmonde was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, causing a by-election.

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Beresford succeeded as 5th Marquess of Waterford, causing a by-election.

By-election, 31 December 1866: County Waterford[2]
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Majority 497 20.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 2,465 70.9 Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 1870s

de la Poer resigned, causing a by-election.

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General election 1874: County Waterford (2 seats)[2]
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Majority 377 10.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 3,157 (est) 95.2 (est) Script error: No such module "String".
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Esmonde's death caused a by-election.

1877 County Waterford by-election (1 seat)[2]
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Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: County Waterford (2 seats)[2]
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Turnout 2,558 (est) 81.6 (est) Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors 3,135 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 881 20.7 Script error: No such module "String".
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Blake resigned, causing a by-election.

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Elections in the 1910s

General Election 14 December 1918: County Waterford
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Majority 8,673 50.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 17,107 70.0 Script error: No such module "String".
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References

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  • The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844–50), 2nd edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973)
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External links

See also

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