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Wexford — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Wexford elected 2 MPs at the 1880 general election: John Barry (Irish Parliamentary Party) and Garrett Michael Byrne (Irish Parliamentary Party). This page covers every general election in Wexford from 1832 to 1880.

This constituency elected more than one MP at once in some years. Before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (and in a shrinking number of boroughs through 1948), most UK constituencies elected two or more MPs together by "multi-member plurality" (block vote): each elector could cast one vote per available seat, and the top vote-getters overall were all elected. In those elections below, "Elected" lists every MP returned, "Votes" is the count that secured the last seat, and "Majority" is the gap between that seat and the first candidate who missed out.

Full Election History, 1832–1880

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1832 Robert Shapland Carew (Liberal); Henry Lambert (Liberal) 1,423 41.3% (top seat) John Rowe (Conservative) 667 (17.8 pts) 75.4%
1835 John Maher (Repeal Association and Whig); James Power (Repeal Association and Whig) 1,349 32.3% (top seat) Anthony Cliffe (Conservative) 590 (14.0 pts) 58.9%
1837 John Maher (Repeal Association and Whig); James Power (Repeal Association and Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1841 Villiers Francis Hatton (Liberal); James Power (Repeal Association) 859 40.0% (top seat) Hamilton Knox Grogan Morgan (Conservative) 409 (18.7 pts) 62.8%
1847 James Fagan (Repeal Association); Hamilton Knox Grogan Morgan (Repeal Association) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1852 Patrick McMahon (Independent Irish); John George (Conservative) 1,556 28.6% (top seat) Hamilton Knox Grogan Morgan (Liberal) 11 (0.1 pts) 68.1%
1857 Patrick McMahon (Independent Irish); John Hatchell (Liberal) 2,870 44.4% (top seat) John George (Conservative) 348 (3.6 pts) 76.1%
1859 Patrick McMahon (Liberal); John George (Conservative) 3,024 40.1% (top seat) John Hatchell (Liberal) 214 (2.2 pts) 76.0%
1865 John George (Conservative); James Power (Liberal) 2,616 44.8% (top seat) Patrick McMahon (Liberal) 866 (10.9 pts) 61.3%
1868 John Talbot Power (Liberal); Matthew Peter D'Arcy (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1874 George Bowyer (Irish Parliamentary Party); Patrick Keyes O'Clery (Irish Parliamentary Party) 2,784 39.0% (top seat) John Talbot Power (Liberal) 1,452 (16.6 pts) 70.7%
1880 John Barry (Irish Parliamentary Party); Garrett Michael Byrne (Irish Parliamentary Party) 2,879 42.4% (top seat) John George Gibbon (Conservative) 2,032 (28.0 pts) 62.8%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Shapland Carew Liberal 1,55041.3% Yes
Henry Lambert Liberal 1,42338.0% Yes
John Rowe Conservative 75620.2% No
John Wilson Croker Conservative 130.3% No
Martin Doyle Conservative 70.2% No
Cadwallader Waddy Repeal Association 00.0% No

1835 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Maher Repeal Association and Whig 1,35832.3% Yes
James Power Repeal Association and Whig 1,34932.1% Yes
Anthony Cliffe Conservative 75918.1% No
Patrick Walter Redmond Conservative 73517.5% No

1837 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Maher Repeal Association and Whig Unopposed Yes
James Power Repeal Association and Whig Unopposed Yes

1841 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Villiers Francis Hatton Liberal 87340.0% Yes
James Power Repeal Association 85939.3% Yes
Hamilton Knox Grogan Morgan Conservative 45020.6% No
Samuel Carter Hall Conservative 00.0% No

1847 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Fagan Repeal Association Unopposed Yes
Hamilton Knox Grogan Morgan Repeal Association Unopposed Yes

1852 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Patrick McMahon Independent Irish 2,30228.6% Yes
John George Conservative 1,55619.3% Yes
Hamilton Knox Grogan Morgan Liberal 1,54519.2% No
Robert Shapland Carew Liberal 1,41217.5% No
Edward Westby Nunn Peelite 1,24815.5% No

1857 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Patrick McMahon Independent Irish 4,30644.4% Yes
John Hatchell Liberal 2,87029.6% Yes
John George Conservative 2,52226.0% No

1859 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Patrick McMahon Liberal 3,90640.1% Yes
John George Conservative 3,02431.0% Yes
John Hatchell Liberal 2,81028.9% No

1865 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John George Conservative 3,54844.8% Yes
James Power Liberal 2,61633.1% Yes
Patrick McMahon Liberal 1,75022.1% No

1868 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Talbot Power Liberal Unopposed Yes
Matthew Peter D'Arcy Liberal Unopposed Yes

1874 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Bowyer Irish Parliamentary Party 3,40739.0% Yes
Patrick Keyes O'Clery Irish Parliamentary Party 2,78431.8% Yes
John Talbot Power Liberal 1,33215.2% No
Robert Westley Hall Dare Conservative 1,22414.0% No

1880 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Barry Irish Parliamentary Party 3,07542.4% Yes
Garrett Michael Byrne Irish Parliamentary Party 2,87939.7% Yes
John George Gibbon Conservative 84711.7% No
Keyes O'Clery Irish Parliamentary Party 4576.3% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1832: Liberal margin 17.8 pts 1835: Repeal Association and Whig margin 14.0 pts 1841: Liberal margin 18.7 pts 1852: Independent Irish margin 0.1 pts 1857: Independent Irish margin 3.6 pts 1859: Liberal margin 2.2 pts 1865: Conservative margin 10.9 pts 1874: Irish Parliamentary Party margin 16.6 pts 1880: Irish Parliamentary Party margin 28.0 pts 1832 1835 1841 1852 1857 1859 1865 1874 1880

Trend

Wexford has been contested at 12 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Repeal Association and Whig, Repeal Association, Independent Irish, Conservative, Irish Parliamentary Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Wexford in the 1880 general election?

John Barry (Irish Parliamentary Party), Garrett Michael Byrne (Irish Parliamentary Party) won Wexford in 1880.

Which parties have won Wexford since 1832?

Since 1832, Wexford has been won by: Conservative, Independent Irish, Irish Parliamentary Party, Liberal, Repeal Association, Repeal Association and Whig.

What was the closest result in Wexford?

The closest result on record for Wexford was 1852, when Independent Irish beat Liberal by just 11 votes (0.1 percentage points).

Did Wexford ever elect more than one MP at a time?

Yes -- like most UK constituencies before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, Wexford elected multiple MPs at once in some elections on this page (a system called multi-member plurality, or 'block vote'), each voter casting one vote per available seat.

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