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The List - Appended we give an interesting and historic list of the members of Parliament for Waterford through all the years of misrepresentation, or the contrary, through all the time of centuries when the voice of the people was no more heard or felt in a legislative assembly than the cry of the cormorant, and when the few select held sway by the power of the arms and the military organisations which they had effected. Hence, we give the names those who represented Waterford in the Irish Parliament before the memorable year of the Union, 1800, as well as a list of the same class of representatives who since had been elected down to the Ballot Act of 1874, in which year the first real attempt to indicate the people's wants and wishes found effect under the Ballot Act. Finally, we complete the list to the present day, including those members who had been elected for the smaller boroughs in the County, as we expect it will thus prove more convenient than if these latter were separated under the heads of their different constituencies. This list of the M.P.s of Waterford City and County never before having been published, will, we expect, be an interesting item in the pages of our Guide to Waterfordmen at home, and to Waterfordmen abroad, many of whom took part in the struggle which characterized electioneering in this old city. Return of the Surnames, Christian Names and Titles of all Members of the Lower House of Parliament of Ireland, for Waterford, from 1559 (being the earliest period for which lists are found in the Public Record Office of Ireland) to 1696; with the date of return of each.
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