County Wexford was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, which returned two

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(MPs) to the

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Boundaries

This constituency comprised the whole of

County Wexford County Wexford ( ga, Contae Loch Garman) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Southern Region. Named after the town of Wexford, it was based on the historic Gaelic territory of Hy Kinsella (''Uí Ceinns ...

, except for the

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s of

New Ross New Ross (, formerly ) is a town in southwest County Wexford, Ireland. It is located on the River Barrow, near the border with County Kilkenny, and is around northeast of Waterford. In 2016 it had a population of 8,040 people, making it the ...

and Wexford Borough.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 1830s

Chichester was elevated to the peerage, becoming 1st

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and causing a by-election. Carew was elevated to the peerage, becoming 1st Baron Carew and causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1840s

Elections in the 1850s

Elections in the 1860s

George resigned after being appointed judge of the Queen's Bench Division.

Elections in the 1870s

Elections in the 1880s

Byrne resigned, causing a by-election.

References

*''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) * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wexford County Westminster constituencies in County Wexford (historic) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1801 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1885