Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
New Ross was won by Irish Parliamentary Party at the 1880 general election, with a majority of 88 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in New Ross from 1832 to 1880.
Full Election History, 1832–1880
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1832
John Hyacinth Talbot (Repeal Association)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1835
John Hyacinth Talbot (Repeal Association and Whig)
49
53.3%
Charles Tottenham (Conservative)
6 (6.5 pts)
41.6%
1837
John Hyacinth Talbot (Repeal Association and Whig)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1841
Robert Gore (Liberal)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1847
John Hyacinth Talbot (Repeal Association)
76
61.3%
Richard Keily (Liberal)
28 (22.6 pts)
42.2%
1852
Charles Gavan Duffy (Independent Irish)
82
72.6%
Henry Lambert (Conservative)
51 (45.1 pts)
66.1%
1857
Charles Tottenham (Conservative)
90
55.9%
Samuel Robert Graves (Conservative)
19 (11.8 pts)
84.3%
1859
Charles Tottenham (Conservative)
86
52.8%
Joseph Neale McKenna (Liberal)
9 (5.5 pts)
83.6%
1865
Charles George Tottenham (Conservative)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1868
Patrick McMahon (Liberal)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1874
John Dunbar (Irish Parliamentary Party)
122
60.1%
Charles George Tottenham (Conservative)
41 (20.2 pts)
85.3%
1880
Joseph William Foley (Irish Parliamentary Party)
165
68.2%
Charles George Tottenham (Conservative)
88 (36.4 pts)
90.6%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1832
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Hyacinth Talbot
Repeal Association
Unopposed
Yes
1835
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Hyacinth Talbot
Repeal Association and Whig
49
53.3%
Yes
Charles Tottenham
Conservative
43
46.7%
No
1837
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Hyacinth Talbot
Repeal Association and Whig
Unopposed
Yes
1841
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Robert Gore
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
1847
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Hyacinth Talbot
Repeal Association
76
61.3%
Yes
Richard Keily
Liberal
48
38.7%
No
1852
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Charles Gavan Duffy
Independent Irish
82
72.6%
Yes
Henry Lambert
Conservative
31
27.4%
No
1857
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Charles Tottenham
Conservative
90
55.9%
Yes
Samuel Robert Graves
Conservative
71
44.1%
No
1859
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Charles Tottenham
Conservative
86
52.8%
Yes
Joseph Neale McKenna
Liberal
77
47.2%
No
1865
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Charles George Tottenham
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
1868
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Patrick McMahon
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
1874
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Dunbar
Irish Parliamentary Party
122
60.1%
Yes
Charles George Tottenham
Conservative
81
39.9%
No
1880
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Joseph William Foley
Irish Parliamentary Party
165
68.2%
Yes
Charles George Tottenham
Conservative
77
31.8%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
New Ross has been contested at 12 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Repeal Association, Repeal Association and Whig, Liberal, Independent Irish, Conservative, Irish Parliamentary Party.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won New Ross in the 1880 general election?
Irish Parliamentary Party won New Ross in 1880 with 165 votes (68.2%), a majority of 88 votes over Conservative in second place.
Which parties have won New Ross since 1832?
Since 1832, New Ross has been won by: Conservative, Independent Irish, Irish Parliamentary Party, Liberal, Repeal Association, Repeal Association and Whig.
What was the closest result in New Ross?
The closest result on record for New Ross was 1859, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 9 votes (5.5 percentage points).