East Wicklow (UK Parliament constituency)

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East Wicklow
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
18851922
Number of members1
Replaced by Kildare–Wicklow
Created from Wicklow

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.

Contents

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

This 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

ElectionMemberParty
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
1922UK constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: East Wicklow [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary William Joseph Corbet 3,385 77.2
Irish Conservative George Tottenham1,00022.8
Majority2,38554.4
Turnout 4,38578.7
Registered electors 5,569
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)
General election 1886: East Wicklow [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary William Joseph Corbet 3,101 75.9 1.3
Irish Unionist George Tottenham98424.1+1.3
Majority2,11751.82.6
Turnout 4,08573.45.3
Registered electors 5,569
Irish Parliamentary hold Swing 1.3

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: East Wicklow [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish National Federation John Sweetman 1,433 38.0 N/A
Irish Unionist Robert Halpin 1,22532.5+8.4
Irish National League William Joseph Corbet 1,11529.646.3
Majority2085.5N/A
Turnout 3,77382.3+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.

By-election, 1895: East Wicklow [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish National Federation Edward Peter O'Kelly 1,253 34.7 3.3
Irish National League John Sweetman 1,19133.0+3.4
Irish Unionist George Tottenham1,16532.30.2
Majority621.73.8
Turnout 3,60980.91.4
Registered electors 4,461
Irish National Federation hold Swing 3.4
General election 1895: East Wicklow [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish National League William Joseph Corbet 1,295 35.7 +6.1
Irish Unionist George Tottenham1,20833.3+0.8
Irish National Federation Francis Arthur O'Keeffe1,12731.07.0
Majority872.4N/A
Turnout 3,63081.40.9
Registered electors 4,461
Irish National League gain from Irish National Federation Swing +2.7

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: East Wicklow [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary Denis Joseph Cogan Unopposed
Registered electors 4,827
Irish Parliamentary hold
General election 1906: East Wicklow [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary Denis Joseph Cogan Unopposed
Registered electors 4,954
Irish Parliamentary hold

Cogan resigns, causing a by-election.

By-election, 1907: East Wicklow [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary John Muldoon Unopposed
Registered electors 4,991
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: East Wicklow [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary John Muldoon Unopposed
Registered electors 4,710
Irish Parliamentary hold
General election December 1910: East Wicklow [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary John Muldoon 2,384 65.2 N/A
Irish Unionist Hugh Melville Howard1,27534.8New
Majority1,10930.4N/A
Turnout 3,65977.7N/A
Registered electors 4,710
Irish Parliamentary hold Swing N/A

Muldoon resigns, prompting a by-election.

By-election, 1911: East Wicklow [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary Anthony Donelan Unopposed
Registered electors 4,875
Irish Parliamentary hold
General Election 1918: East Wicklow [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Sinn Féin Seán Etchingham 5,916 53.9 New
Irish Unionist Alexander Parker Keene2,60023.7-11.1
Irish Parliamentary Denis Joseph Cogan 2,46622.4-42.8
Majority3,31630.2N/A
Turnout 10,98272.1-5.6
Registered electors 15,241
Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing N/A

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN   0901714127.
  2. "The Irish General Election of 1918".