West Waterford was a UK Parliament constituency in

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

, returning one

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...

from 1885 to 1918. Prior to the

1885 United Kingdom general election The 1885 United Kingdom general election was held from 24 November to 18 December 1885. This was the first general election after an Representation of the People Act 1884, extension of the franchise and Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, redistri ...

and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 the area was part of the

County Waterford County Waterford ( ga, Contae Phort Láirge) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is part of the South-East Region, Ireland, South-East Region. It is named ...

constituency.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the western part of

. It included the baronies of

Coshmore and Coshbride Coshmore and Coshbride () is a barony in County Waterford, Ireland. Etymology Coshmore is derived from Irish ''Cois Abha Móire'', "bank of the Great River", referring to the Munster Blackwater. Coshbride means "banks of the Bride", referrin ...

, Decies within Drum, and that part of the barony of

Decies-without-Drum Decies-without-Drum (; ) is a Barony (Ireland), barony in County Waterford, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Etymology Déisi#Déisi Muman, Decies (''Déisi Muman'') north of the Drum Hills (''Drom Fhinín''). "Without" is used with the meaning ...

not contained within the constituency of East Waterford.''Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Branch'' (Dean and Son, 1896) page 261

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

Elections in the 1890s

Pyne's death causes a by-election. Webb's resignation causes a by-election.

Elections in the 1900s

Elections in the 1910s

Notes and References

Notes References

Sources

* * Westminster constituencies in County Waterford (historic) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1918 {{Ireland-UK-hist-constituency-stub