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|party = Whigs (British political party) |
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|candidate = [[James Grattan (Wicklow MP)|James Grattan]] |
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|party = Whigs (British political party) |
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|candidate = [[Sir Ralph Howard, 1st Baronet|Ralph Howard]] |
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|reg. electors = 785 |
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|winner = Whigs (British political party) |
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{{Election box begin no change| title=[[1831 United Kingdom general election|General election 1831]]: Wicklow<ref name="walker"/><ref name="stookssmith1842"/><ref name="hop1820-1832"/> |
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|party = Whigs (British political party) |
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|candidate = [[James Grattan (Wicklow MP)|James Grattan]] |
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|party = Whigs (British political party) |
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|candidate = [[Sir Ralph Howard, 1st Baronet|Ralph Howard]] |
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|reg. electors = 785 |
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|winner = Whigs (British political party) |
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|winner = Whigs (British political party) |
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{{Election box begin no change| title=[[1832 United Kingdom general election|General election 1832]]: Wicklow<ref name="walker"/><ref name="stookssmith1842"/> |
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|party = Whigs (British political party) |
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|candidate = [[James Grattan (Wicklow MP)|James Grattan]] |
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|votes = 717 |
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|percentage = 32.3 |
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|party = Whigs (British political party) |
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|candidate = [[Sir Ralph Howard, 1st Baronet|Ralph Howard]] |
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|votes = 710 |
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|percentage = 32.0 |
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|party = Tories (British political party) |
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|candidate = [[William Acton (Wicklow MP)|William Acton]] |
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|votes = 661 |
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|percentage = 29.8 |
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|party = Tories (British political party) |
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|candidate = John Humphreys |
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|votes = 132 |
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|percentage = 5.9 |
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|votes = 49 |
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|percentage = 2.2 |
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|votes = 1,384 |
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|percentage = 88.4 |
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|reg. electors = 1,566 |
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|winner = Whigs (British political party) |
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|winner = Whigs (British political party) |
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{{Election box begin no change| title=[[1835 United Kingdom general election|General election 1835]]: Wicklow<ref name="walker"/><ref name="stookssmith1842"/> |
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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link| |
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|party = Whigs (British political party) |
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|candidate = [[James Grattan (Wicklow MP)|James Grattan]] |
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|party = Whigs (British political party) |
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|candidate = [[Sir Ralph Howard, 1st Baronet|Ralph Howard]] |
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{{Election box registered electors no change| |
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|reg. electors = 1,679 |
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|winner = Whigs (British political party) |
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{{Election box begin no change| title=[[1837 United Kingdom general election|General election 1837]]: Wicklow<ref name="walker"/><ref name="stookssmith1842"/> |
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|party = Whigs (British political party) |
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|candidate = [[James Grattan (Wicklow MP)|James Grattan]] |
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|votes = 697 |
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|percentage = 34.5 |
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|party = Whigs (British political party) |
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|candidate = [[Sir Ralph Howard, 1st Baronet|Ralph Howard]] |
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|votes = 696 |
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|percentage = 34.4 |
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|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[William Acton (Wicklow MP)|William Acton]] |
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|votes = 623 |
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|percentage = 30.8 |
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|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate = John Humphreys |
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|votes = 6 |
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|percentage = 0.3 |
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|votes = 73 |
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|percentage = 3.6 |
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{{Election box turnout no change| |
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|votes = 1,323 |
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|percentage = 69.6 |
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|reg. electors = 1,900 |
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{{Election box hold with party link no swing| |
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|winner = Whigs (British political party) |
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|winner = Whigs (British political party) |
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===Elections in the 1840s=== |
===Elections in the 1840s=== |
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{{Election box begin| title=[[1841 United Kingdom general election|General election 1841]]: Wicklow<ref name="walker"/><ref>{{cite book |title=Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons, Volume 50 |date=1843 |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=C3NbAAAAQAAJ |via = [[Google Books]] |accessdate=25 August 2019}}</ref> |
{{Election box begin| title=[[1841 United Kingdom general election|General election 1841]]: Wicklow<ref name="walker"/><ref>{{cite book |title=Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons, Volume 50 |date=1843 |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=C3NbAAAAQAAJ |via = [[Google Books]] |accessdate=25 August 2019}}</ref> |
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|votes = 663 |
|votes = 663 |
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|percentage = 36.2 |
|percentage = 36.2 |
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|change = +5.1 |
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|votes = 603 |
|votes = 603 |
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|percentage = 33.0 |
|percentage = 33.0 |
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|change = −1.4 |
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|votes = 563 |
|votes = 563 |
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|percentage = 30.8 |
|percentage = 30.8 |
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|change = −3.7 |
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|votes = 60 |
|votes = 60 |
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|percentage = 3.3 |
|percentage = 3.3 |
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|change = ''N/A'' |
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|votes = 1,235 |
|votes = 1,235 |
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|percentage = 80.7 |
|percentage = 80.7 |
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|change = +11.1 |
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|loser = Whigs (British political party) |
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|swing = +5.1 |
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|winner = Whigs (British political party) |
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|swing = −2.0 |
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Revision as of 18:31, 24 May 2020
Wicklow | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
1801–1885 | |
Replaced by | East Wicklow and West Wicklow |
Wicklow was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, represented in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1801 to 1885 it returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
At the 1885 general election, County Wicklow was divided into two parliamentary divisions: East Wicklow and West Wicklow.
Boundaries
This constituency comprised the whole of County Wicklow.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 1830s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Whig | James Grattan | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Ralph Howard | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 785 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Whig | James Grattan | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Ralph Howard | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 785 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Whig | James Grattan | 717 | 32.3 | ||
Whig | Ralph Howard | 710 | 32.0 | ||
Tory | William Acton | 661 | 29.8 | ||
Tory | John Humphreys | 132 | 5.9 | ||
Majority | 49 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,384 | 88.4 | |||
Registered electors | 1,566 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Whig | James Grattan | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Ralph Howard | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,679 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Whig | James Grattan | 697 | 34.5 | ||
Whig | Ralph Howard | 696 | 34.4 | ||
Conservative | William Acton | 623 | 30.8 | ||
Conservative | John Humphreys | 6 | 0.3 | ||
Majority | 73 | 3.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,323 | 69.6 | |||
Registered electors | 1,900 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Elections in the 1840s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | William Acton | 663 | 36.2 | +5.1 | |
Whig | Ralph Howard | 603 | 33.0 | −1.4 | |
Whig | James Grattan | 563 | 30.8 | −3.7 | |
Majority | 60 | 3.3 | K.A. | ||
Turnout | 1,235 | 80.7 | +11.1 | ||
Registered electors | 1,530 | ||||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +5.1 | |||
Whig hold | Swing | −2.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | William Wentworth-FitzWilliam | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | William Acton | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,836 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Acton resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | Ralph Howard | 368 | 50.9 | K.A. | |
Conservative | Charles Monck | 355 | 49.1 | K.A. | |
Majority | 13 | 1.8 | K.A. | ||
Turnout | 723 | 52.2 (est) | K.A. | ||
Registered electors | 1,386 (1847 figure) | ||||
Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | K.A. |
Elections in the 1850s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | William Wentworth-FitzWilliam | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | William Wentworth FitzWilliam Hume | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,330 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | William Wentworth-FitzWilliam | 1,970 | 42.7 | K.A. | |
Conservative | William Wentworth FitzWilliam Hume | 1,610 | 34.9 | K.A. | |
Whig | Richard Monck[13] | 1,030 | 22.3 | K.A. | |
Turnout | 2,305 (est) | 68.6 (est) | K.A. | ||
Registered electors | 3,358 | ||||
Majority | 360 | 7.8 | K.A. | ||
Whig hold | Swing | K.A. | |||
Majority | 580 | 12.6 | K.A. | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | K.A. |
Wentworth-FitzWilliam succeeded to the peerage, becoming 6th Earl FitzWilliam, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | Granville Proby | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Granville Proby | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | William Wentworth FitzWilliam Hume | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,368 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Proby was appointed Comptroller of the Household, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Granville Proby | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,368 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Elections in the 1860s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Granville Proby | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | William Wentworth FitzWilliam Dick | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,537 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Henry Wentworth-FitzWilliam | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | William Wentworth FitzWilliam Dick | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,613 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1870s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Home Rule | William Richard O'Byrne | 1,511 | 36.6 | K.A. | |
Conservative | William Wentworth FitzWilliam Dick | 1,141 | 27.6 | K.A. | |
Liberal | Henry Wentworth-FitzWilliam | 927 | 22.4 | K.A. | |
Home Rule | John Howard Parnell | 553 | 13.4 | K.A. | |
Turnout | 2,066 (est) | 57.7 (est) | K.A. | ||
Registered electors | 3,579 | ||||
Majority | 370 | 9.0 | K.A. | ||
Home Rule gain from Liberal | Swing | K.A. | |||
Majority | 214 | 5.2 | K.A. | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | K.A. |
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Parnellite Home Rule League | William Joseph Corbet | 1,433 | 30.3 | −6.3 | |
Parnellite Home Rule League | James Carlile McCoan | 1,240 | 26.3 | +12.9 | |
Conservative | William Wentworth FitzWilliam Dick | 1,233 | 26.1 | +12.3 | |
Conservative | Robert Cornwallis Gun-Cunninghame | 451 | 9.5 | −4.3 | |
Liberal | David Mahony | 366 | 7.7 | −5.7 | |
Majority | 7 | 0.1 | −8.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,362 (est) | 71.3 (est) | +13.6 | ||
Registered electors | 3,312 | ||||
Home Rule hold | Swing | −1.0 | |||
Home Rule gain from Conservative | Swing | +0.3 |
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References
- ^ Salmon, Philip. "PROBY, Hon. Granville Leveson (1782-1868)". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Smith, Henry Stooks (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections (Second ed.). Simpkin, Marshall & Company. p. 244. Retrieved 14 October 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c Churton, Edward (1838). The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer: 1838. pp. 103, 104, 126. Retrieved 14 October 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Ireland". Morning Chronicle. 26 April 1848. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 14 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
- ^ "Wicklow". Shipping and Mercantile Gazette. 28 July 1847. p. 3. Retrieved 14 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Irish Elections". Cork Examiner. 11 August 1847. p. 2. Retrieved 14 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Irish Elections". Globe. 10 August 1847. p. 2. Retrieved 14 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Dod, Charles Roger; Dod, Robert Phipps (1847). Dod's Parliamentary Companion, Volume 15. Dod's Parliamentary Companion. p. 208. Retrieved 14 October 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Cork Constitution". 27 February 1858. p. 3. Retrieved 14 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b Salmon, Philip. "Co. Wicklow". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons, Volume 50. 1843. Retrieved 25 August 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ "County of Wicklow". Dublin Evening Mail. 6 April 1857. p. 2. Retrieved 14 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 3)
- The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844-50), 2nd edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973)
- Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)