# South Wexford (UK Parliament constituency)

South Wexford was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament from 1885 to 1922.
Prior to 1885 the area was part of the County Wexford constituency. From 1922, on the establishment of the Irish Free State, the area was not represented in the UK Parliament.

## Boundaries

This constituency was created under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 and comprised the southern part of County Wexford. Under the Redistribution of Seats (Ireland) Act 1918, the boundary was expanded to include the part of New Ross urban district transferred from County Kilkenny under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.
1885–1918: The baronies of Bargy, Forth and Shelburne, and those parts of the baronies of Bantry and Shelmaliere West not included in the constituency of North Wexford.
1918–1922: The existing South Wexford constituency together with that part of the existing South Kilkenny constituency contained within the administrative county of Wexford.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1885 | John Barry | Nationalist |
| | 1890 | John Barry | Anti-Parnellite |
| | 1893 | Peter Ffrench | Anti-Parnellite |
| | 1900 | Peter Ffrench | Nationalist |
| | 1918 | James Ryan | Sinn Féin |
| 1922 | 1922 | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1880s

1885 general election: South Wexford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John Barry | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,577 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) |
1886 general election: South Wexford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John Barry | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,577 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |

### Elections in the 1890s

1892 general election: South Wexford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | John Barry | 5,104 | 90.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Unionist | Samuel Barrett-Hamilton | 554 | 9.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,550 | 80.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,658 | 57.3 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,872 | | |
| | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |
Barry resigns, prompting a by-election.
By-election, 1893: South Wexford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | Peter Ffrench | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,550 | | |
| | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold |
1895 general election: South Wexford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | Peter Ffrench | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,969 | | |
| | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold |

### Elections in the 1900s

1900 general election: South Wexford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Peter Ffrench | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,183 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
1906 general election: South Wexford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Peter Ffrench | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,602 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |

### Elections in the 1910s

January 1910 general election: South Wexford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Peter Ffrench | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,557 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
December 1910 general election: South Wexford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Peter Ffrench | 3,578 | 75.5 | N/A |
| | All-for-Ireland | John Cummins | 1,164 | 24.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,414 | 51.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,742 | 55.4 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,557 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A | |
1918 general election: South Wexford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Sinn Féin | James Ryan | 8,729 | 51.5 | New |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Peter Ffrench | 8,211 | 48.5 | −27.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 518 | 3.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,940 | 73.1 | +17.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 23,168 | | |
| | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |