# West Wicklow (UK Parliament constituency)

West 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, on the establishment of the Irish Free State, it was not represented in the UK Parliament.

## Boundaries

This constituency comprised the western part of County Wicklow.
1885–1922: The baronies of Ballinacor South, Shillelagh, Talbotstown Lower and Talbotstown higher, and that part of the barony of Ballinacor North not contained within the constituency of East Wicklow.

## United Kingdom Parliament or Dáil Éireann 1918–1922

The general election of 1918 (in Ireland) was, in British law, to fill the 105 Irish seats in the UK House of Commons for the 31st United Kingdom Parliament. In practice, only the non-Sinn Féin MPs took their seats at Westminster. This Parliament first met on 4 February 1919, and was dissolved on 26 October 1922. At its dissolution, the Parliamentary seats in the twenty six counties comprising the Irish Free State were abolished.
Irish Republicans regard the 1918 election as being to the 1st Dáil Éireann. In practice, only the Sinn Féin Members of Parliament became Teachtaí Dála in the new revolutionary assembly. See list of members of the 1st Dáil. The initial meeting of the First Dáil was on 21 January 1919 and it last met on 10 May 1921.
From the 1922 United Kingdom general election, only the six counties of Northern Ireland were represented in Parliament.
For links to all other constituencies see List of UK Parliament Constituencies in Ireland and Northern Ireland.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1885 | Garrett Byrne | Nationalist |
| | 1892 | James O'Connor | Irish National Federation (Anti-Parnellite) |
| | 1900 | James O'Connor | Nationalist |
| | 1910 | Edward Peter O'Kelly | Nationalist |
| | 1914 | John Thomas Donovan | Nationalist |
| | 1918 | Robert Barton | Sinn Féin |
| 1922 | 1922 | UK constituency abolished | UK constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1880s

1885 general election: West Wicklow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Garrett Byrne | 3,721 | 81.0 | |
| | Irish Conservative | William Wentworth Fitzwilliam Dick | 871 | 19.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,850 | 62.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,592 | 87.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,226 | | |
| | 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: West Wicklow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Garrett Byrne | 3,531 | 80.5 | −0.5 |
| | Irish Conservative | William Wentworth Fitzwilliam Dick | 856 | 19.5 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,675 | 61.0 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,387 | 83.9 | −4.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,226 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | −0.5 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

1892 general election: West Wicklow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | James O'Connor | 2,582 | 66.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal Unionist | Robert Joseph Pratt Saunders | 748 | 19.3 | −0.2 |
| | Irish National League | John Howard Parnell | 546 | 14.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,834 | 47.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,876 | 79.9 | −4.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,853 | | |
| | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |
1895 general election: West Wicklow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | James O'Connor | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,576 | | |
| | 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: West Wicklow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | James O'Connor | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,671 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
1906 general election: West Wicklow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | James O'Connor | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,406 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |

### Elections in the 1910s

January 1910 general election: West Wicklow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | James O'Connor | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,417 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
O'Connor dies, causing a by-election.
By-election, 1910: West Wicklow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Edward Peter O'Kelly | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,417 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
December 1910 general election: West Wicklow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Edward Peter O'Kelly | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,417 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
O'Kelly's death causes a by-election.
By-election, 1914: West Wicklow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John Thomas Donovan | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,489 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
1918 general election: West Wicklow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Sinn Féin | Robert Barton | 6,239 | 82.0 | New |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Pierce Charles de Lacy O'Mahony | 1,370 | 18.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,869 | 64.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,609 | 65.2 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,673 | | |
| | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |