West Waterford (UK Parliament constituency)
| West Waterford | |
|---|---|
|
Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1918 | |
| 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.
The West Waterford constituency, 1885–1918
Boundaries
This constituency comprised the western part of County Waterford. It included the baronies of Coshmore and Coshbridge, Decies within Drum, and part of the barony of Decies without Drum.[1]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Jasper Douglas Pyne | Nationalist | |
| 1888 | Seat vacant'[2] | ||
| 1890 | Alfred Webb | Nationalist | |
| 1892 | Anti-Parnellite Nationalist | ||
| 1895 | James John O'Shee (formerly Shee) | Anti-Parnellite Nationalist | |
| 1900 | Nationalist | ||
| 1918 | Constituency abolished – see County Waterford | ||
Elections
References
Sources
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 1)
- Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
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