South Wexford (UK Parliament constituency)

South Wexford
South Wexford
	Former County constituency; for the House of Commons
1885–1922
Number of members	One
Created from	County Wexford, New Ross and Wexford Borough

South Wexford was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885–1922.

Prior to 1885 the area was part of the County Wexford constituency. After 1922 the area was not represented in the UK Parliament.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the southern part of County Wexford.

General Election 1885: South Wexford^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Parliamentary	John Barry	Unopposed
Registered electors			9,577
	Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)

General Election 1892: South Wexford^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Irish National Federation	John Barry	5,104	90.2	N/A
	Liberal Unionist	Samuel Barrett-Hamilton	554	9.8	N/A
Majority			4,550	80.4	N/A
Turnout			5,658	57.3	N/A
Registered electors			9,872
	Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A

Barry resigns, prompting a by-election.

By-election, 1893: South Wexford^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish National Federation	Peter Ffrench	Unopposed
Registered electors			9,550
	Irish National Federation hold

General Election 1895: South Wexford^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish National Federation	Peter Ffrench	Unopposed
Registered electors			8,969
	Irish National Federation hold

General Election December 1910: South Wexford^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Irish Parliamentary	Peter Ffrench	3,578	75.5	N/A
	All-for-Ireland	John Cummins	1,164	24.5	N/A
Majority			2,414	50.1	N/A
Turnout			4,742	55.4	N/A
Registered electors			8,557
	Irish Parliamentary hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1918: South Wexford^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Sinn Féin	James Ryan	8,729	51.5	N/A
	Irish Parliamentary	Peter Ffrench	8,211	48.5	−27.0
Majority			518	3.1	N/A
Turnout			16,940	73.1	+17.7
Registered electors			23,168
	Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A

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

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)
Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 3)

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South Wexford
Former County constituency for the House of Commons
1885–1922
Number of members	One
Created from	County Wexford, New Ross and Wexford Borough