# New Ross (UK Parliament constituency)

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.

## 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 they were known in that way during their lifetimes.
| Election | Member | Party | Note |
| 1801 general election | Robert Leigh | | 1801: Co-opted |
| 1802 general election | Charles Tottenham (I) | | Resigned |
| 1805 New Ross by-election | Ponsonby Tottenham | | |
| 1806 general election | Charles Leigh | | |
| 1807 general election | William Wigram (I) | | |
| 1812 general election | Charles Leigh | | |
| 1818 general election | John Carroll | | Resigned |
| 1821 New Ross by-election | Francis Leigh | Tory | Resigned |
| 1824 New Ross by-election | John Doherty | Tory | |
| 1826 general election | William Wigram (II) | Tory | |
| 1830 general election | Charles Powell Leslie II | Tory | |
| 1831 general election | Charles Tottenham (II) | Tory | Resigned |
| 1831 New Ross by-election | William Wigram (II) | Tory | |
| 1832 general election | John Hyacinth Talbot | Repeal Association | |
| 1841 general election | Hon. Robert Gore | Whig | |
| 1847 general election | John Hyacinth Talbot | Repeal Association | |
| 1852 general election | Charles Gavan Duffy | Ind. Irish | |
| 1856 New Ross by-election | Charles Tottenham (II) | Conservative | Resigned |
| 1863 New Ross by-election | Charles George Tottenham | Conservative | |
| 1868 general election | Patrick McMahon | Liberal | |
| 1874 general election | John Dunbar | Home Rule League | Died |
| 1878 New Ross by-election | Charles George Tottenham | Conservative | |
| 1880 general election | Joseph Foley | Home Rule League | Resigned |
| 1881 New Ross by-election | John Redmond | Home Rule League | Last MP for the constituency |
| 1885 | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: New Ross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | Charles Powell Leslie | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
General election 1831: New Ross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | Charles Tottenham | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 24 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
Tottenham resigned, causing a by-election.
By-election, 15 August 1831: New Ross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | William Wigram | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
General election 1832: New Ross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Irish Repeal | John Hyacinth Talbot | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 130 | |
| | Irish Repeal gain from Tory | Irish Repeal gain from Tory | Irish Repeal gain from Tory | Irish Repeal gain from Tory |
General election 1835: New Ross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Irish Repeal (Whig) | John Hyacinth Talbot | 49 | 53.3 |
| | Conservative | Charles Tottenham | 43 | 46.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | 6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 92 | 41.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 221 | |
| | Irish Repeal hold | Irish Repeal hold | Irish Repeal hold | Irish Repeal hold |
General election 1837: New Ross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Irish Repeal (Whig) | John Hyacinth Talbot | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 232 | |
| | Irish Repeal hold | Irish Repeal hold | Irish Repeal hold | Irish Repeal hold |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: New Ross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Robert Gore | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 277 | | |
| | Whig gain from Irish Repeal | Whig gain from Irish Repeal | Whig gain from Irish Repeal | Whig gain from Irish Repeal | Whig gain from Irish Repeal |
General election 1847: New Ross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Repeal | John Hyacinth Talbot | 76 | 61.3 | New |
| | Whig | Richard Keily | 48 | 38.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28 | 22.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 124 | 42.2 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 294 | | |
| | Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: New Ross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Irish | Charles Gavan Duffy | 82 | 72.6 | New |
| | Conservative | Henry Lambert | 31 | 27.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 51 | 45.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 113 | 66.1 | +23.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 171 | | |
| | Independent Irish gain from Irish Repeal | Independent Irish gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | N/A | |
Duffy resigned by accepting the role of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
By-election, 18 March 1856: New Ross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Tottenham | 87 | 56.9 | +29.5 |
| | Whig | Thomas Nicholas Redington | 66 | 43.1 | −29.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21 | 13.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 153 | 80.1 | +14.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 191 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent Irish | Conservative gain from Independent Irish | Swing | +29.5 | |
General election 1857: New Ross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Tottenham | 90 | 55.9 | +28.5 |
| | Conservative | Samuel Robert Graves | 71 | 44.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 | 11.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 161 | 84.3 | +18.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 191 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent Irish | Conservative gain from Independent Irish | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1859: New Ross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Tottenham | 86 | 52.8 | −3.1 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Neale McKenna | 77 | 47.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9 | 5.6 | −6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 163 | 83.6 | −0.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 195 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1860s

Tottenham resigned, causing a by-election.
By-election, 8 June 1863: New Ross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles George Tottenham | 81 | 50.6 | −2.2 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Neale McKenna | 79 | 49.4 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | 1.2 | −4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 160 | 83.8 | +0.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 191 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.2 | |
General election 1865: New Ross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles George Tottenham | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 191 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1868: New Ross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Patrick McMahon | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 259 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative |

### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: New Ross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Home Rule | John Dunbar | 122 | 60.1 | New |
| | Conservative | Charles George Tottenham | 81 | 39.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41 | 20.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 203 | 85.3 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 238 | | |
| | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |
Dunbar's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 17 Dec 1878: New Ross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles George Tottenham | 95 | 51.4 | +11.5 |
| | Home Rule | George Delany | 90 | 48.6 | −11.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5 | 2.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 185 | 84.5 | −0.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 219 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Home Rule | Conservative gain from Home Rule | Swing | +11.5 | |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: New Ross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Home Rule | Joseph Foley | 165 | 68.2 | +8.1 |
| | Conservative | Charles George Tottenham | 77 | 31.8 | −8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 88 | 36.4 | +16.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 242 | 90.6 | +5.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 267 | | |
| | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold | Swing | +8.1 | |
Foley resigned, causing a by-election.
By-election, 31 Jan 1881: New Ross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Home Rule | John Redmond | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 261 | | |
| | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold |