Wexford Borough (UK Parliament constituency)

Wexford Borough was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency, in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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(MP). It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain

Great Britain

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and Ireland

Ireland

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took effect on 1 January 1801.

Boundaries

This constituency was the Parliamentary borough

Parliamentary borough

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of Wexford

Wexford

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in County Wexford

County Wexford

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Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party	Note
	1801, January 1 United Kingdom general election, 1801 The United Kingdom general election, 1801 was not an election as such, but the co-option of members to serve in the first Parliament to be held after the formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on 1 January 1801...	Francis Leigh		1801: Co-opted; Resigned (appointed Escheator of Munster)
	1801, February 20	Ponsonby Tottenham
	1802, July 9 United Kingdom general election, 1802 The United Kingdom general election, 1802 was the election to the 2nd Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was the first to be held after the formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...	Richard Nevill ¹	Tory
	1806, November 10 United Kingdom general election, 1806 The United Kingdom general election, 1806 was the election of members to the 3rd Parliament of the United Kingdom. This was the second general election to be held after the Union of Great Britain and Ireland....	Sir Robert Wigram, Bt Sir Robert Wigram, 1st Baronet Sir Robert Wigram, 1st Baronet was a British merchant shipbuilder and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain and of the United Kingdom between 1802 and 1807....	Tory
	1807, May 21 United Kingdom general election, 1807 The election to the 4th Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1807 was the third general election to be held after the Union of Great Britain and Ireland....	Richard Nevill ¹	Tory	Resigned
	1810, March 3	Captain Peter Parker R.N. Sir Peter Parker, 2nd Baronet Captain Sir Peter Parker, 2nd Baronet was an English naval officer, the son of Vice-Admiral Christopher Parker and Augusta Byron....	Tory	Resigned
	1811, July 1	Richard Nevill ¹	Tory	Resigned
	1813, March 3	Vice Admiral John Fish	Tory	Resigned
	1814, August 9	Richard Nevill ¹	Tory	Resigned (appointed Escheator of Ulster)
	1819, March 1	Captain Henry Evans R.N.	Tory
	1820, March 20 United Kingdom general election, 1820 The 1820 UK general election, held shortly after the Radical War in Scotland and the Cato Street Conspiracy. In this atmosphere, the Tories under the Earl of Liverpool were able to win a substantial majority over the Whigs....	William Wigram	Tory
	1826, June 19 United Kingdom general election, 1826 The 1826 United Kingdom general election saw the Tories under the Earl of Liverpool win a substantial and increased majority over the Whigs. In Ireland, Home Rule candidates, working with the Whigs, won large gains from Unionist candidates....	Rear Admiral Henry Evans	Tory	Resigned
	1829, June 3	Robert Wigram Sir Robert Fitzwygram, 2nd Baronet Sir Robert Fitzwygram, 2nd Baronet FRS was a Director of the Bank of England and a Tory politician.Fitzwygram, who began life as Robert Wigram, was the eldest son of Sir Robert Wigram, 1st Baronet, merchant and shipbuilder of Walthamstow. Wigram was interested in the foundation of the London... ²	Tory	Unseated on petition
	1830, March 15 ³	Sir Edward Cholmeley Dering, Bt	Tory	Declared duly elected
	1830, August 7 United Kingdom general election, 1830 The 1830 United Kingdom general election, was triggered by the death of King George IV and produced the first parliament of the reign of his successor, William IV. Fought in the aftermath of the Swing Riots, it saw electoral reform become a major election issue...	Sir Robert Wigram Sir Robert Fitzwygram, 2nd Baronet Sir Robert Fitzwygram, 2nd Baronet FRS was a Director of the Bank of England and a Tory politician.Fitzwygram, who began life as Robert Wigram, was the eldest son of Sir Robert Wigram, 1st Baronet, merchant and shipbuilder of Walthamstow. Wigram was interested in the foundation of the London... ²	Tory	Unseated on petition
	1831, February 21 ³	Sir Edward Cholmeley Dering, Bt	Tory	Declared duly elected
	1831, May 6 United Kingdom general election, 1831 The 1831 general election in the United Kingdom saw a landslide win by supporters of electoral reform, which was the major election issue. As a result it was the last unreformed election, as the Parliament which resulted ensured the passage of the Reform Act 1832. Polling was held from 28 April to...	Charles Arthur Walker	Whig	Re-elected as a candidate of the Repeal Association
	1832, December 14 United Kingdom general election, 1832 -Seats summary:-Parties and leaders at the general election:The Earl Grey had been Prime Minister since 22 November 1830. His was the first predominantly Whig administration since the Ministry of all the Talents in 1806-1807....		Repeal Association Repeal Association The Repeal Association was an Irish mass membership political movement set up by Daniel O'Connell to campaign for a repeal of the Act of Union of 1800 between Great Britain and Ireland....	Re-elected as a candidate of a Liberal/Repealer pact
	1835, January 12 United Kingdom general election, 1835 The 1835 United Kingdom general election was called when Parliament was dissolved on 29 December 1834. Polling took place between 6 January and 6 February 1835, and the results saw Robert Peel's Conservatives make large gains from their low of the 1832 election, but the Whigs maintained a large...		Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
	1841, July 12 United Kingdom general election, 1841 -Seats summary:-Whig MPs who lost their seats:Viscount Morpeth - Chief Secretary for IrelandSir George Strickland, BtSir Henry Barron, 1st Baronet-References:F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987...	Sir Thomas Esmonde, Bt	Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
	1847, August 4 United Kingdom general election, 1847 -Seats summary:-References:* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...	John Thomas Devereux	Repeal Association Repeal Association The Repeal Association was an Irish mass membership political movement set up by Daniel O'Connell to campaign for a repeal of the Act of Union of 1800 between Great Britain and Ireland....	Re-elected as a Liberal candidate
	1852, July 9 United Kingdom general election, 1852 The July 1852 United Kingdom general election was a watershed election in the formation of the modern political parties of Britain. Following 1852, the Tory/Conservative party became, more completely, the party of the rural aristocracy, while the Whig/Liberal party became the party of the rising...		Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...	Became a member of the Independent Irish Party
	1852 ⁴		Independent Irish Independent Irish Party The Independent Irish Party was an Irish political party founded in July 1852 by 40 Liberal Irish MPs who had been elected to the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It is sometimes mentioned as the Irish Independent Opposition Party, and colloquially known as the...	Re-elected as a Liberal candidate
	1857, March 20 United Kingdom general election, 1857 -Seats summary:-References:F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987 British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...		Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
	1859, May 3 United Kingdom general election, 1859 In the 1859 United Kingdom general election, the Whigs, led by Lord Palmerston, held their majority in the House of Commons over the Earl of Derby's Conservatives...	John Edward Redmond	Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...	The grand uncle of John Redmond John Redmond John Edward Redmond was an Irish nationalist politician, barrister, MP in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party from 1900 to 1918... (1856–1918)
	1865, July 17 United Kingdom general election, 1865 The 1865 United Kingdom general election saw the Liberals, led by Lord Palmerston, increase their large majority over the Earl of Derby's Conservatives to more than 80. The Whig Party changed its name to the Liberal Party between the previous election and this one.Palmerston died later in the same...	Richard Joseph Devereux	Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...	Resigned
	1872, April 26	William Archer Redmond	Home Rule League Home Rule League The Home Rule League, sometimes called the Home Rule Party, was a political party which campaigned for home rule for the country of Ireland from 1873 to 1882, when it was replaced by the Irish Parliamentary Party.-Origins:...	The grandfather of William Redmond (1886–1932). Died 1880.
	1880, November 24	Timothy Michael Healy Timothy Michael Healy Timothy Michael Healy, KC , also known as Tim Healy, was an Irish nationalist politician, journalist, author, barrister and one of the most controversial Irish Members of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...	Home Rule League Home Rule League The Home Rule League, sometimes called the Home Rule Party, was a political party which campaigned for home rule for the country of Ireland from 1873 to 1882, when it was replaced by the Irish Parliamentary Party.-Origins:...	Joined new organisation
	1882 ⁴		Irish Parliamentary Irish Parliamentary Party The Irish Parliamentary Party was formed in 1882 by Charles Stewart Parnell, the leader of the Nationalist Party, replacing the Home Rule League, as official parliamentary party for Irish nationalist Members of Parliament elected to the House of Commons at...	Resigned to contest Monaghan Monaghan (UK Parliament constituency) Monaghan is a former parliamentary constituency in Ireland, returning two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.-Members of Parliament:-References:...
	1883, July 17	Willie Redmond	Irish Parliamentary Irish Parliamentary Party The Irish Parliamentary Party was formed in 1882 by Charles Stewart Parnell, the leader of the Nationalist Party, replacing the Home Rule League, as official parliamentary party for Irish nationalist Members of Parliament elected to the House of Commons at...	Last MP for the constituency
1885, November 18		Constituency abolished

Notes:-

¹ Stooks Smith names the MP 1802-1806 as Richard Neville Furness, 1807-1810 as Richard Neville, 1811-1813 as Robert Neville and 1814-1819 as Richard Neville. Walker names the MP for all these terms as Richard Nevill.
² From 1832 known as Robert Fitzwygram.
³ Not an election - date when the previous member was unseated and the petitioner was declared duly elected.
⁴ Not an election - change of party allegiance.

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