East Wicklow, a division of County Wicklow, was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, represented in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1885 to 1922 it returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
| East Wicklow | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1922 | |
| Seats | 1 |
| Created from | Wicklow |
| Replaced by | Kildare–Wicklow |
Until the 1885 general election the area was part of the Wicklow constituency. From 1922 it was not represented in the UK Parliament, as it was no longer in the UK.
Boundaries
editThis constituency comprised the eastern part of County Wicklow. In 1918, the boundary of the constituency was expanded to include that part of the Bray urban district transferred from County Dublin to County Wicklow under the 1898 Local Government (Ireland) Act.
1885–1918: The baronies of Arklow, Newcastle and Rathdown, and that part of the barony of Ballinacor North contained within the parish of Calary.
1918–1922: The existing East Wicklow constituency, together with that part of the existing South Dublin constituency contained within the administrative county of Wicklow.
Members of Parliament
edit| Election | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | William Joseph Corbet | Nationalist | ||
| 1890 | National League (Parnellite) | |||
| 1892 | John Sweetman | National Federation (Anti-Parnellite) | ||
| 1895 | Edward Peter O'Kelly | National Federation (Anti-Parnellite) | ||
| 1895 | William Joseph Corbet | National League (Parnellite) | ||
| 1900 | Denis Joseph Cogan | Nationalist | ||
| 1907 | John Muldoon | Nationalist | ||
| 1911 | Anthony Donelan | Nationalist | ||
| 1918 | Seán Etchingham | Sinn Féin | ||
| 1922 | UK constituency abolished | |||
Elections
editElections in the 1880s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | William Joseph Corbet | 3,385 | 77.2 | ||
| Irish Conservative | George Tottenham | 1,000 | 22.8 | ||
| Majority | 2,385 | 54.4 | |||
| Turnout | 4,385 | 78.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,569 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | William Joseph Corbet | 3,101 | 75.9 | −1.3 | |
| Irish Conservative | George Tottenham | 984 | 24.1 | +1.3 | |
| Majority | 2,117 | 51.8 | −2.6 | ||
| Turnout | 4,085 | 73.4 | −5.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,569 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | −1.3 | |||
Elections in the 1890s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | John Sweetman | 1,433 | 38.0 | N/A | |
| Irish Unionist | Robert Halpin | 1,225 | 32.5 | +8.4 | |
| Irish National League | William Joseph Corbet | 1,115 | 29.6 | −46.3 | |
| Majority | 208 | 5.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,773 | 82.3 | +8.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,583 | ||||
| Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
Sweetman resigns to re-stand as a Parnellite Nationalist, prompting a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Edward Peter O'Kelly | 1,253 | 34.7 | −3.3 | |
| Irish National League | John Sweetman | 1,191 | 33.0 | +3.4 | |
| Irish Unionist | George Tottenham | 1,165 | 32.3 | −0.2 | |
| Majority | 62 | 1.7 | −3.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,609 | 80.9 | −1.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,461 | ||||
| Irish National Federation hold | Swing | −3.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National League | William Joseph Corbet | 1,295 | 35.7 | +6.1 | |
| Irish Unionist | George Tottenham | 1,208 | 33.3 | +0.8 | |
| Irish National Federation | Francis Arthur O'Keeffe | 1,127 | 31.0 | −7.0 | |
| Majority | 87 | 2.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,630 | 81.4 | −0.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,461 | ||||
| Irish National League gain from Irish National Federation | Swing | +2.7 | |||
Elections in the 1900s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Denis Joseph Cogan | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,827 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Denis Joseph Cogan | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,954 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Cogan resigns, causing a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | John Muldoon | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,991 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Elections in the 1910s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | John Muldoon | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,710 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | John Muldoon | 2,384 | 65.2 | N/A | |
| Irish Unionist | Hugh Melville Howard | 1,275 | 34.8 | New | |
| Majority | 1,109 | 30.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,659 | 77.7 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 4,710 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Muldoon resigns, prompting a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Anthony Donelan | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,875 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | Seán Etchingham | 5,916 | 53.9 | New | |
| Irish Unionist | Alexander Parker Keene | 2,600 | 23.7 | -11.1 | |
| Irish Parliamentary | Denis Joseph Cogan | 2,466 | 22.4 | -42.8 | |
| Majority | 3,316 | 30.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 10,982 | 72.1 | -5.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 15,241 | ||||
| Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
References
edit- 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)
- Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 3)
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