West Waterford (UK Parliament constituency)

West Waterford
West Waterford
Former county constituency; for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Seats	1
Created from	County Waterford and Dungarvan
Replaced by	County Waterford

West Waterford was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament from 1885 to 1918.

Prior to the 1885 United Kingdom general election and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 the area was part of the County Waterford constituency.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the western part of County Waterford. It included the baronies of Coshmore and Coshbride, Decies within Drum, and that part of the barony of Decies-without-Drum not contained within the constituency of East Waterford.^[1]

Election		Member	Party
	1885	Jasper Douglas Pyne	Nationalist
	1888	Seat vacant'^[2]
	1890	Alfred Webb	Nationalist
	1892	Alfred Webb	Anti-Parnellite Nationalist
	1895	James John O'Shee (formerly Shee)	Anti-Parnellite Nationalist
	1900	James John O'Shee (formerly Shee)	Nationalist
1918		Constituency abolished – see County Waterford

1885 general election: West Waterford^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Irish Parliamentary	Douglas Pyne	3,746	91.3
	Irish Conservative	Richard Francis Keane	359	8.6
Majority			3,387	82.7
Turnout			4,105	68.1
Registered electors			6,025
	Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)

Pyne's death causes a by-election.

1892 general election: West Waterford^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish National Federation	Alfred Webb	Unopposed
Registered electors			6,667
	Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary

1895 general election: West Waterford^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish National Federation	Alfred Webb	Unopposed
Registered electors			5,235
	Irish National Federation hold

Webb's resignation causes a by-election.

By-election, 1895: West Waterford^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish National Federation	J. J. Shee^{[n 1]}	Unopposed
Registered electors			5,235
	Irish National Federation hold

January 1910 general election: West Waterford^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	J. J. O'Shee	1,753	57.3	*N/A*
	Ind. Nationalist	E. Arthur Ryan	1,309	42.7	New
Majority			444	14.6	N/A
Turnout			3,062	74.0	N/A
Registered electors			4,139
	Irish Parliamentary hold		Swing	N/A

December 1910 general election: West Waterford^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	J. J. O'Shee	2,402	76.8	+19.5
	All-for-Ireland	Maurice Healy	727	23.2	N/A
Majority			1,675	53.6	+39.0
Turnout			3,129	75.6	+1.6
Registered electors			4,139
	Irish Parliamentary hold		Swing	N/A

Notes

References

^ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Branch (Dean and Son, 1896) page 261
^ After death of Pyne in November 1888, the writ for the by-election was not moved for 15 months
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 378–379. ISBN 0901714127.

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 1)
Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.

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