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| East Wicklow | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1922 | |
| Seats | 1 |
| Created from | Wicklow |
| Replaced by | Kildare–Wicklow |
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.
Until 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.
Boundaries
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.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | William Joseph Corbet | Nationalist | ||
| 1890 | 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 | Nationalist | ||
| 1907 | John Muldoon | Nationalist | ||
| 1911 | Anthony Donelan | Nationalist | ||
| 1918 | Seán Etchingham | Sinn Féin | ||
| 1922 | UK constituency abolished | |||
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | William Joseph Corbet | 3,385 | 77.2 | ||
| Irish Conservative | George Tottenham | 1,000 | 22.8 | ||
| Majority | 2,385 | 54.4 | |||
| Turnout | 4,385 | 78.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,569 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | William Joseph Corbet | 3,101 | 75.9 | −1.3 | |
| Irish Conservative | George Tottenham | 984 | 24.1 | +1.3 | |
| Majority | 2,117 | 51.8 | −2.6 | ||
| Turnout | 4,085 | 73.4 | −5.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,569 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | −1.3 | |||
Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | John Sweetman | 1,433 | 38.0 | N/A | |
| Irish Unionist | Robert Halpin | 1,225 | 32.5 | +8.4 | |
| Irish National League | William Joseph Corbet | 1,115 | 29.6 | −46.3 | |
| Majority | 208 | 5.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,773 | 82.3 | +8.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,583 | ||||
| Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
Sweetman resigns to re-stand as a Parnellite Nationalist, prompting a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Edward Peter O'Kelly | 1,253 | 34.7 | −3.3 | |
| Irish National League | John Sweetman | 1,191 | 33.0 | +3.4 | |
| Irish Unionist | George Tottenham | 1,165 | 32.3 | −0.2 | |
| Majority | 62 | 1.7 | −3.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,609 | 80.9 | −1.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,461 | ||||
| Irish National Federation hold | Swing | −3.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National League | William Joseph Corbet | 1,295 | 35.7 | +6.1 | |
| Irish Unionist | George Tottenham | 1,208 | 33.3 | +0.8 | |
| Irish National Federation | Francis Arthur O'Keeffe | 1,127 | 31.0 | −7.0 | |
| Majority | 87 | 2.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,630 | 81.4 | −0.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,461 | ||||
| Irish National League gain from Irish National Federation | Swing | +2.7 | |||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Denis Joseph Cogan | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,827 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Denis Joseph Cogan | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,954 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Cogan resigns, causing a by-election.