Wexford Borough | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | County Wexford |
Borough | Wexford |
1801–1885 | |
Seats | 1 |
Created from | Wexford Borough (IHC) |
Replaced by | South Wexford |
Wexford Borough 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.
This constituency was the parliamentary boroughofWexfordinCounty Wexford.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Tory | William Wigram | 31 | 52.5 | ||
Ultra-Tory | Edward Dering | 28 | 47.5 | ||
Majority | 3 | 5.0 | |||
Turnout | 59 | c. 36.9 | |||
Registered electors | c. 160 | ||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Whig | Charles Arthur Walker | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 160 | ||||
Whig gain from Tory |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Irish Repeal | Charles Arthur Walker | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 269 | ||||
Irish Repeal gain from Whig |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Irish Repeal (Whig) | Charles Arthur Walker | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 373 | ||||
Irish Repeal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Irish Repeal (Whig) | Charles Arthur Walker | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 361 | ||||
Irish Repeal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | Thomas Esmonde | 145 | 59.2 | New | |
Conservative | James Bourne | 100 | 40.8 | New | |
Majority | 45 | 18.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 245 | 81.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 301 | ||||
Whig gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Repeal | John Thomas Devereux | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 375 | ||||
Irish Repeal gain from Whig |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Irish | John Thomas Devereux | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 348 | ||||
Independent Irish gain from Irish Repeal |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | John Thomas Devereux | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 314 | ||||
Whig gain from Independent Irish |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | John Redmond | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 301 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Richard Joseph Devereux | 153 | 58.8 | N/A | |
Liberal | John Redmond | 107 | 41.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 46 | 17.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 260 | 77.8 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 334 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Richard Joseph Devereux | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 520 | ||||
Liberal hold |
On petition, Devereux was unseated due to "informality" in the return, causing a by-election at which he was re-elected.[5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Richard Joseph Devereux | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 520 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Devereux resigned, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Home Rule | William Archer Redmond | 321 | 86.3 | New | |
Home Rule | Walter Redmond | 51 | 13.7 | New | |
Majority | 270 | 72.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 372 | 69.5 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 535 | ||||
Home Rule gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Home Rule | William Archer Redmond | 323 | 81.6 | N/A | |
Liberal | Sir Frederick Hughes, 7th Baronet | 73 | 18.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 250 | 63.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 396 | 79.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 501 | ||||
Home Rule gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Home Rule | William Archer Redmond | 292 | 75.5 | −6.1 | |
Liberal | Sir Frederick Hughes, 7th Baronet | 95 | 24.5 | +6.1 | |
Majority | 197 | 51.0 | −12.2 | ||
Turnout | 387 | 80.8 | +1.8 | ||
Registered electors | 479 | ||||
Home Rule hold | Swing | −6.1 |
Redmond's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Home Rule | Tim Healy | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 479 | ||||
Home Rule hold |
Healy resigned to stand at the 1883 by-electioninMonaghan, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Willie Redmond | 307 | 70.9 | −4.6 | |
Liberal | Charles Owen O'Conor | 126 | 29.1 | +4.6 | |
Majority | 181 | 41.8 | −9.2 | ||
Turnout | 433 | 83.0 | +2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 522 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | −4.6 |
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