New Ross (UK Parliament constituency)
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For the 1708–1832 constituency in Scotland, see Ross-shire (UK Parliament constituency).
For the 1885–1918 constituency in England, see Ross (UK Parliament constituency).
| New Ross Borough constituency |
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| Created: | 1801 |
| Abolished: | 1885 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Members: | One |
New Ross was a former United Kingdom Parliament constituency, in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament (MP). It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801.
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[edit] Boundaries
This constituency was the Parliamentary borough of New Ross in County Wexford.
[edit] Members of Parliament
The use of roman numerals, in brackets, is to distinguish between two MPs with the same name. It is not suggested that the men were known in that way, during their lifetimes.
| Election | Member | Party | Note | |
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| 1801, January 1 | Robert Leigh | 1801: Co-opted | ||
| 1802, July 10 | Charles Tottenham (I) | Resigned | ||
| 1805, July 26 | Ponsonby Tottenham | |||
| 1806, November 10 | Charles Leigh | |||
| 1807, May 21 | William Wigram (I) | |||
| 1812, October 16 | Charles Leigh | |||
| 1818, June 26 | John Carroll | Resigned | ||
| 1821, February 9 | Francis Leigh | Tory | Resigned | |
| 1824, March 5 | John Doherty | Tory | ||
| 1826, June 29 | William Wigram (II) | Tory | ||
| 1830, August 6 | Charles Powell Leslie | Tory | ||
| 1831, May 7 | Charles Tottenham (II) | Tory | Resigned | |
| 1831, August 15 | William Wigram (II) | Tory | ||
| 1832, December 15 | John Hyacinth Talbot | Repeal Association | Re-elected as a Liberal/Repealer pact candidate | |
| 1835, January 14 | Liberal | |||
| 1841, July 6 | Hon. Robert Gore | Liberal | ||
| 1847, August 7 | John Hyacinth Talbot | Repeal Association | ||
| 1852, July 15 | Charles Gavan Duffy | Liberal | Joined the Independent Irish Party | |
| 1852 | Independent Irish | Resigned | ||
| 1856, March 18 | Charles Tottenham (II) | Conservative | Resigned | |
| 1863, June 8 | Charles George Tottenham | Conservative | ||
| 1868, November 18 | Patrick McMahon | Liberal | ||
| 1874, February 6 | John Dunbar | Home Rule League | Died | |
| 1878, December 17 | Charles George Tottenham | Conservative | ||
| 1880, April 2 | Joseph William Foley | Home Rule League | Resigned | |
| 1881, January 31 | John Edward Redmond | Home Rule League | Last MP for the constituency | |
| 1885 | Constituency abolished | |||
[edit] Elections
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[edit] References
- 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)
- Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
