The

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, was represented in the

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from 1801 to 1885 by a

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electing one Member of Parliament (MP), on the

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. It succeeded the two-seat constituency of

represented in the

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Boundaries

The boundaries of the constituency were defined in the Parliamentary Boundaries (Ireland) Act 1832 as: Under the

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, its boundaries were extended to include all of the municipal borough of Wexford.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 1830s

* On petition, Wigram was unseated and Dering was declared elected.

Elections in the 1840s

Elections in the 1850s

Elections in the 1860s

On petition, Devereux was unseated due to "informality" in the return, causing a by-election at which he was re-elected.

Elections in the 1870s

Devereux resigned, causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1880s

Redmond's death caused a by-election. Healy resigned to stand at the 1883 by-election in

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, causing a by-election.

References

Sources

*''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) * * {{Wexford constituencies Westminster constituencies in County Wexford (historic) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1801 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1885 Wexford, County Wexford