New Ross (UK Parliament constituency)
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 | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1801–1885 | |
| Number of members | One |
New Ross was a 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.
Boundaries
This constituency was the Parliamentary borough of New Ross in County Wexford.
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 general election | Robert Leigh | 1801: Co-opted | ||
| 1802 general election | Charles Tottenham (I) | Resigned | ||
| 1805 New Ross by-election | Ponsonby Tottenham | |||
| 1806 general election | Charles Leigh | |||
| 1807 general election | William Wigram (I) | |||
| 1812 general election | Charles Leigh | |||
| 1818 general election | John Carroll | Resigned | ||
| 1821 New Ross by-election | Francis Leigh | Tory | Resigned | |
| 1824 New Ross by-election | John Doherty | Tory | ||
| 1826 general election | William Wigram (II) | Tory | ||
| 1830 general election | Charles Powell Leslie | Tory | ||
| 1831 general election | Charles Tottenham (II) | Tory | Resigned | |
| 1831 New Ross by-election | William Wigram (II) | Tory | ||
| 1832 general election | John Hyacinth Talbot | Repeal Association | Re-elected as a Liberal/Repealer pact candidate | |
| 1835 general election | Liberal | |||
| 1841 general election | Hon. Robert Gore | Liberal | ||
| 1847 general election | John Hyacinth Talbot | Repeal Association | ||
| 1852 general election | Charles Gavan Duffy | Liberal | Joined the Independent Irish Party | |
| 1852 | Independent Irish | Resigned | ||
| 1856 New Ross by-election | Charles Tottenham (II) | Conservative | Resigned | |
| 1863 New Ross by-election | Charles George Tottenham | Conservative | ||
| 1868 general election | Patrick McMahon | Liberal | ||
| 1874 general election | John Dunbar | Home Rule League | Died | |
| 1878 New Ross by-election | Charles George Tottenham | Conservative | ||
| 1880 general election | Joseph William Foley | Home Rule League | Resigned | |
| 1881 New Ross by-election | John Edward Redmond | Home Rule League | Last MP for the constituency | |
| 1885 | Constituency abolished | |||
Elections
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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)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2)
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