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

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

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]

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

Elections in the 1880s

1885 general election: West Waterford[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Douglas Pyne	3,746	91.3
	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)

1886 general election: West Waterford[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Douglas Pyne	Unopposed
Registered electors			6,025
	Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1890s

Pyne's death causes a by-election.

By-election, 1890: West Waterford[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Alfred Webb	Unopposed
Registered electors			6,353
	Irish Parliamentary hold

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

Elections in the 1900s

1900 general election: West Waterford[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	J. J. Shee[n 1]	Unopposed
Registered electors			5,067
	Irish Parliamentary hold

1906 general election: West Waterford[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	J. J. O'Shee	Unopposed
Registered electors			4,426
	Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s

January 1910 general election: West Waterford[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	J. J. O'Shee	1,753	57.3	N/A
	Independent Nationalist	E. Arthur Ryan	1,309	42.7	N/A
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	New
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 and References

Notes

References

Sources

• 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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