# Dungarvan (UK Parliament constituency)

Dungarvan was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which from 1801 to 1885 returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801, replacing the earlier Dungarvan constituency in the Parliament of Ireland.

## Boundaries

This constituency was the parliamentary borough of Dungarvan in County Waterford. Until the Parliamentary Boundaries (Ireland) Act 1832 (passed alongside the Representation of the People (Ireland) Act 1832) it was coterminous with the manor of Dungarvan, and the franchise was exercised by potwallopers of the town and forty shilling freeholders of the manor. The manor extended far beyond the urban area, including Abbeyside on the east bank of the Colligan River. Commissioners appointed in 1831 and 1836, to revise Irish parliamentary and municipal borough boundaries respectively, described the old border as "supposed to contain about 10,000 Statute Acres" and with an "ill defined" boundary. Besides the main portion around the town, the borough included three detached townlands further west (Knockampoor, Canty, and Ballymullala) and excluded 15 small enclaves (one within Dungarvan town, one to the west, and thirteen on the east bank of the Colligan, of which nine belonged to the manor of Dromana, including the townlands of Tournore, Clonanagh and Croughtanaul). Although the 1832 commissioners suggested radical simplification in the boundary, the only change in 1832 was to exclude the detached parts and include the enclosed enclaves to create a single area. This boundary is marked on the Ordnance Survey of Ireland's six-inch map, published a few years later.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1801 | Edward Lee | Whig |
| 1802 | William Greene | Whig |
| 1806 | Hon. George Walpole | Whig |
| 1820 | Augustus Clifford | Whig |
| 1822 | Hon. George Lamb | Whig |
| 1834 | Ebenezer Jacob | Radical |
| 1835 | Michael O'Loghlen | Whig |
| Feb. 1837 | John Power | Whig |
| Aug. 1837 | Cornelius O'Callaghan | Whig |
| 1841 | Richard Lalor Sheil | Radical |
| 1851 | Charles Ponsonby, later Baron de Mauley | Whig |
| 1852 | John Maguire | Ind. Irish |
| 1859 | John Maguire | Liberal |
| 1865 | Charles Robert Barry | Liberal |
| 1868 | Henry Matthews | Liberal |
| 1874 | John O'Keeffe | Home Rule |
| 1877 | Frank Hugh O'Donnell | Home Rule |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Dungarvan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | George Lamb | 370 | 88.1 |
| | Irish Repeal | Dominick Ronayne | 50 | 11.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 320 | 76.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 420 | c. 48.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 871 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1831: Dungarvan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | George Lamb | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 871 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1832: Dungarvan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | George Lamb | 307 | 53.2 |
| | Irish Repeal | John Matthew Galwey | 270 | 46.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37 | 6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 577 | 85.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 677 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
Lamb's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 15 February 1834: Dungarvan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radical | Ebenezer Jacob | 307 | 53.6 | N/A |
| | Whig | Pierce George Barron | 260 | 45.4 | N/A |
| | Whig | Philip Cecil Crampton | 6 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47 | 8.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 573 | c. 84.6 | c. −0.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 677 | | |
| | Radical gain from Whig | Radical gain from Whig | Swing | N/A | |
Jacob was unseated on petition, causing a further by-election.
By-election, 16 May 1834: Dungarvan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radical | Ebenezer Jacob | 293 | 52.1 | N/A |
| | Whig | Pierce George Barron | 269 | 47.9 | −5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24 | 4.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 562 | c. 83.0 | c. −2.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 677 | | |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1835: Dungarvan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Michael O'Loghlen | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 707 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
O'Loghlen was appointed as Solicitor-General for Ireland, causing a by-election.
By-election, 4 May 1835: Dungarvan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Michael O'Loghlen | 360 | 80.4 |
| | Irish Repeal | John Matthew Galwey | 88 | 19.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 272 | 60.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 448 | 63.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 708 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
O'Loghlen was appointed as Attorney-General for Ireland, causing a by-election.
By-election, 21 September 1835: Dungarvan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Michael O'Loghlen | 315 | 67.3 |
| | Irish Repeal | John Matthew Galwey | 153 | 32.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 162 | 34.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 468 | 65.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 713 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
O'Loghlen was appointed Baron of the Irish Court of Exchequer and resigned, causing a by-election.
By-election, 16 February 1837: Dungarvan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | John Power | 283 | 63.3 |
| | Irish Repeal | John Matthew Galwey | 164 | 36.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 119 | 26.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 447 | 60.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 741 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1837: Dungarvan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Cornelius O'Callaghan | 261 | 62.4 |
| | Irish Repeal (Whig) | John Matthew Galwey | 157 | 37.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 104 | 24.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 418 | 56.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 747 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Dungarvan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radical | Richard Lalor Sheil | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 434 | | |
| | Radical gain from Whig | Radical gain from Whig | Radical gain from Whig | Radical gain from Whig | Radical gain from Whig |
Sheil was appointed as Master of the Mint, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 10 July 1846: Dungarvan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radical | Richard Lalor Sheil | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Radical hold | Radical hold | Radical hold |
General election 1847: Dungarvan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radical | Richard Lalor Sheil | 151 | 52.8 | N/A |
| | Irish Repeal | John Maguire | 135 | 47.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | 5.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 286 | 50.6 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 565 | | |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1850s

Due to both ill health and to become a diplomat in Tuscany, Sheil resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
By-election, 22 March 1851: Dungarvan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Charles Ponsonby | 158 | 65.6 | N/A |
| | Radical | John Maguire | 83 | 34.4 | −12.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 75 | 31.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 241 | 76.8 | +26.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 314 | | |
| | Whig gain from Radical | Whig gain from Radical | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1852: Dungarvan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Irish | John Maguire | 127 | 52.3 | +5.1 |
| | Whig | Edmund O'Flaherty | 116 | 47.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11 | 4.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 243 | 77.4 | +26.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 314 | | |
| | Independent Irish gain from Radical | Independent Irish gain from Radical | Swing | N/A | |
In order to enable the withdrawal of an election petition filed by O'Flaherty, Maguire resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
By-election, 26 August 1853: Dungarvan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Irish | John Maguire | 150 | 65.8 | +13.5 |
| | Conservative | William Henry Gregory | 78 | 34.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | 31.6 | +27.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 228 | 75.2 | −2.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 303 | | |
| | Independent Irish hold | Independent Irish hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1857: Dungarvan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Irish | John Maguire | 123 | 54.2 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative | Sir John Nugent Humble, 2nd Baronet | 104 | 45.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 | 8.4 | +3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 227 | 85.3 | +7.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 266 | | |
| | Independent Irish hold | Independent Irish hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1859: Dungarvan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Maguire | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 280 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Independent Irish | Liberal gain from Independent Irish | Liberal gain from Independent Irish | Liberal gain from Independent Irish | Liberal gain from Independent Irish |

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: Dungarvan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Robert Barry | 112 | 54.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | William Palliser | 94 | 45.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18 | 8.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 206 | 80.2 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 257 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1868: Dungarvan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Matthews | 155 | 59.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Charles Robert Barry | 105 | 40.4 | −14.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50 | 19.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 260 | 83.6 | +3.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 311 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Dungarvan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Home Rule | John O'Keefe | 131 | 53.3 | New |
| | Liberal | Henry Matthews | 115 | 46.7 | −12.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | 6.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 246 | 85.4 | +1.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 288 | | |
| | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |
O'Keefe's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 23 June 1877: Dungarvan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Home Rule | Frank Hugh O'Donnell | 137 | 53.5 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal | Henry Matthews | 119 | 46.5 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18 | 7.0 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 256 | 80.5 | −4.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 318 | | |
| | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold | Swing | +0.2 | |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Dungarvan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Home Rule | Frank Hugh O'Donnell | 132 | 57.6 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal | Henry Matthews | 97 | 42.4 | −4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35 | 15.2 | +8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 229 | 97.4 | +12.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 235 | | |
| | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold | Swing | +4.3 | |

## 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)
* 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 "D" (part 4)