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

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References

1. Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Branch (Dean and Son, 1896) page 261
2. After death of Pyne in November 1888, the writ for the by-election was not moved for 15 months

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)