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.
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)
Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN0901714127.
April 12, 2024
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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 East WicklowFormer county constituencyfor the House of Commons1885 1922Seats1Created fromWicklowReplaced byKildare WicklowUntil 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 Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Members of Parliament 3 Elections 3 1 Elections in the 1880s 3 2 Elections in the 1890s 3 3 Elections in the 1900s 3 4 Elections in the 1910s 4 ReferencesBoundaries editThis 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 editElection Member Party1885 William Joseph Corbet Nationalist1890 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 Nationalist1907 John Muldoon Nationalist1911 Anthony Donelan Nationalist1918 Sean Etchingham Sinn Fein1922 UK constituency abolishedElections editElections in the 1880s edit 1885 general election East Wicklow 1 Party Candidate Votes Irish Parliamentary William Joseph Corbet 3 385 77 2Irish Conservative George Tottenham 1 000 22 8Majority 2 385 54 4Turnout 4 385 78 7Registered electors 5 569Irish Parliamentary win new seat 1886 general election East Wicklow 1 Party Candidate Votes Irish Parliamentary William Joseph Corbet 3 101 75 9 1 3Irish Conservative George Tottenham 984 24 1 1 3Majority 2 117 51 8 2 6Turnout 4 085 73 4 5 3Registered electors 5 569Irish Parliamentary hold Swing 1 3Elections in the 1890s edit 1892 general election East Wicklow 1 Party Candidate Votes Irish National Federation John Sweetman 1 433 38 0 N AIrish Unionist Robert Halpin 1 225 32 5 8 4Irish National League William Joseph Corbet 1 115 29 6 46 3Majority 208 5 5 N ATurnout 3 773 82 3 8 9Registered electors 4 583Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing N ASweetman resigns to re stand as a Parnellite Nationalist prompting a by election By election 1895 East Wicklow 1 Party Candidate Votes Irish National Federation Edward Peter O Kelly 1 253 34 7 3 3Irish National League John Sweetman 1 191 33 0 3 4Irish Unionist George Tottenham 1 165 32 3 0 2Majority 62 1 7 3 8Turnout 3 609 80 9 1 4Registered electors 4 461Irish National Federation hold Swing 3 41895 general election East Wicklow 1 Party Candidate Votes Irish National League William Joseph Corbet 1 295 35 7 6 1Irish Unionist George Tottenham 1 208 33 3 0 8Irish National Federation Francis Arthur O Keeffe 1 127 31 0 7 0Majority 87 2 4 N ATurnout 3 630 81 4 0 9Registered electors 4 461Irish National League gain from Irish National Federation Swing 2 7Elections in the 1900s edit 1900 general election East Wicklow 1 Party Candidate Votes Irish Parliamentary Denis Joseph Cogan UnopposedRegistered electors 4 827Irish Parliamentary hold1906 general election East Wicklow 1 Party Candidate Votes Irish Parliamentary Denis Joseph Cogan UnopposedRegistered electors 4 954Irish Parliamentary holdCogan resigns causing a by election By election 1907 East Wicklow 1 Party Candidate Votes Irish Parliamentary John Muldoon UnopposedRegistered electors 4 991Irish Parliamentary holdElections in the 1910s edit January 1910 general election East Wicklow 1 Party Candidate Votes Irish Parliamentary John Muldoon UnopposedRegistered electors 4 710Irish Parliamentary holdDecember 1910 general election East Wicklow 1 Party Candidate Votes Irish Parliamentary John Muldoon 2 384 65 2 N AIrish Unionist Hugh Melville Howard 1 275 34 8 NewMajority 1 109 30 4 N ATurnout 3 659 77 7 N ARegistered electors 4 710Irish Parliamentary hold Swing N AMuldoon resigns prompting a by election By election 1911 East Wicklow 1 Party Candidate Votes Irish Parliamentary Anthony Donelan UnopposedRegistered electors 4 875Irish Parliamentary hold1918 general election East Wicklow 2 Party Candidate Votes Sinn Fein Sean Etchingham 5 916 53 9 NewIrish Unionist Alexander Parker Keene 2 600 23 7 11 1Irish Parliamentary Denis Joseph Cogan 2 466 22 4 42 8Majority 3 316 30 2 N ATurnout 10 982 72 1 5 6Registered electors 15 241Sinn Fein gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing N AReferences edit a b c d e f g h i j k Walker B M ed 1978 Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland 1801 1922 Dublin Royal Irish Academy pp 382 398 ISBN 0901714127 The Irish General Election of 1918 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 Walker B M ed 1978 Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland 1801 1922 Dublin Royal Irish Academy ISBN 0901714127 Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with W part 3 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title East Wicklow UK Parliament constituency amp oldid 1186729706, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
