# East Waterford (UK Parliament constituency)

East Waterford was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament from 1885 to 1918.
Prior to the 1885 United Kingdom general election and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 the area was part of the County Waterford constituency.

## Boundaries

This constituency comprised the eastern part of County Waterford. It included the baronies of Gaultiere, Glenahiry, Middlethird, and Upperthird, and that part of the barony of Decies-without-Drum contained within the parishes of Ballylaneen, Clonea (excluding the townlands of Ballyrandle and Kilgrovan), Fews, Kilbarrymeaden, Kilrossanty, Monksland, Rossmire and Stradbally, and the townland of Lishane in the parish of Newcastle.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1885 | Patrick Joseph Power | Nationalist |
| | 1892 | Patrick Joseph Power | Anti-Parnellite Nationalist |
| | 1900 | Patrick Joseph Power | Nationalist |
| | 1913 | Martin Joseph Murphy | Nationalist |
| 1918 | 1918 | Constituency abolished – see County Waterford | Constituency abolished – see County Waterford |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1880s

1885 general election: East Waterford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Patrick Joseph Power | 3,291 | 91.3 | |
| | Irish Loyal and Patriotic Union | William Gervase de la Poer | 314 | 8.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,977 | 82.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,605 | 63.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,678 | | |
| | 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: East Waterford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Patrick Joseph Power | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,678 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |

### Elections in the 1890s

1892 general election: East Waterford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | Patrick Joseph Power | 2,562 | 71.1 | N/A |
| | Irish National League | Edmund Leamy | 1,043 | 28.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,519 | 42.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,605 | 56.2 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,411 | | |
| | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |
1895 general election: East Waterford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | Patrick Joseph Power | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,704 | | |
| | 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: East Waterford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Patrick Joseph Power | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,922 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
1906 general election: East Waterford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Patrick Joseph Power | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,042 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |

### Elections in the 1910s

January 1910 general election: East Waterford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Patrick Joseph Power | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,216 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
December 1910 general election: East Waterford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Patrick Joseph Power | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,216 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
Power's death causes a by-election.
By-election, 1913: East Waterford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Martin Joseph Murphy | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,229 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |