- New Ross (UK Parliament constituency)
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For the 1708–1832 constituency in Scotland, see Ross-shire (UK Parliament constituency). For the 1885–1918 constituency in England, see Ross (UK Parliament constituency).
New Ross Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons 1801–1885 Number of members One New Ross was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency, in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament (MP). It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801.
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Boundaries
This constituency was the Parliamentary borough of New Ross in County Wexford.
Members of Parliament
The use of roman numerals, in brackets, is to distinguish between two MPs with the same name. It is not suggested that the men were known in that way, during their lifetimes.
Election Member Party Note 1801, January 1 Robert Leigh 1801: Co-opted 1802, July 10 Charles Tottenham (I) Resigned 1805, July 26 Ponsonby Tottenham 1806, November 10 Charles Leigh 1807, May 21 William Wigram (I) 1812, October 16 Charles Leigh 1818, June 26 John Carroll Resigned 1821, February 9 Francis Leigh Tory Resigned 1824, March 5 John Doherty Tory 1826, June 29 William Wigram (II) Tory 1830, August 6 Charles Powell Leslie Tory 1831, May 7 Charles Tottenham (II) Tory Resigned 1831, August 15 William Wigram (II) Tory 1832, December 15 John Hyacinth Talbot Repeal Association Re-elected as a Liberal/Repealer pact candidate 1835, January 14 Liberal 1841, July 6 Hon. Robert Gore Liberal 1847, August 7 John Hyacinth Talbot Repeal Association 1852, July 15 Charles Gavan Duffy Liberal Joined the Independent Irish Party 1852 Independent Irish Resigned 1856, March 18 Charles Tottenham (II) Conservative Resigned 1863, June 8 Charles George Tottenham Conservative 1868, November 18 Patrick McMahon Liberal 1874, February 6 John Dunbar Home Rule League Died 1878, December 17 Charles George Tottenham Conservative 1880, April 2 Joseph William Foley Home Rule League Resigned 1881, January 31 John Edward Redmond Home Rule League Last MP for the constituency 1885 Constituency abolished Elections
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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)
- 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 "N" (part 2)
Parliamentary constituencies in County Wexford Parliament of Ireland
to 1800Bannow (????–1800) · Clonmines (????–1800) · Enniscorthy (1613–1800) · Fethard (1613–1800) · Gorey (????–1800) · New Ross (????–1800) · Wexford Borough (????–1800) · Wexford County (????–1800) · Taghmon (????–1800)
Westminster 1801–1922
and First Dáil 1918New Ross (1801–1885) · Wexford County (1801–1885) · Wexford Borough (1801–1885) · North Wexford (1885–1922) · South Wexford (1885–1922)
Dáil Éireann
1918–presentWexford (1921– )
European Parliament
1979–presentIrish counties: Carlow · Cavan · Clare · Cork · Donegal · Dublin · Galway · Kerry · Kildare · Kilkenny · Laois · Leitrim · Limerick · Longford · Louth · Mayo · Meath · Monaghan · Offaly · Roscommon · Sligo · Tipperary · Waterford · Westmeath · Wexford · WicklowCategories:- Historic constituencies in County Wexford
- Westminster constituencies in the Republic of Ireland (historic)
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1801
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1885
- New Ross
- Historic Westminster constituency in Ireland stubs
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