West Waterford (UK Parliament constituency)

West Waterford
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
1885 (1885)–1918 (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 United Kingdom general election, 1885 and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 the area was part of the County Waterford constituency.

Contents

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the western part of County Waterford.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1885 Jasper Douglas Pyne Irish Parliamentary Party
1888 Seat vacant'[1]
1890 Alfred Webb Irish Parliamentary Party
1892 Anti-Parnellite Nationalist
1895 James John O'Shee (formerly Shee) Anti-Parnellite Nationalist
1900 Irish Parliamentary Party
1918 Constituency abolished – see County Waterford

Elections

References

  1. ^ After death of Pyne in November 1888, the writ for the by-election was not moved for 15 months

Sources

Parliamentary constituencies in County Waterford and Borough/City
Parliament of Ireland
to 1800

Dungarvan (1610–1800) · Lismore (1614–1800) · Tallow (????–1800) · Waterford City (1264–1800) · Waterford County (????–1800)
Westminster 1801–1922
and First Dáil 1918

Dungarvan (1801–1885) · County Waterford (1801–1885, 1918–1922) · Waterford City (1801–1922) · East Waterford (1885–1918) · West Waterford (1885–1918)
Dáil Éireann
1918–present

Waterford–Tipperary East (1921–1923) · Waterford (1923– )
European Parliament
1979–present

Munster (1979–2004) · South (2004– )
Irish counties: Carlow · Cavan · Clare · Cork · Donegal · Dublin · Galway · Kerry · Kildare · Kilkenny · Laois · Leitrim · Limerick · Longford · Louth · Mayo · Meath · Monaghan · Offaly · Roscommon · Sligo · Tipperary · Waterford · Westmeath · Wexford · Wicklow