From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

1859 United Kingdom general election in Ireland

none

Field	Value
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
previous_election	1857 United Kingdom general election in Ireland
previous_year	1857
previous_mps	List of MPs elected in the 1857 United Kingdom general election
next_election	1865 United Kingdom general election in Ireland
next_year	1865
seats_for_election	105 of the 670 seats to the House of Commons
election_date
elected_mps	List of MPs elected in the 1859 United Kingdom general election
image1	[[File:14th Earl of Derby.jpg	160x160px]]
leader1	Earl of Derby
leader_since1	July 1846
party1	Conservative Party (UK)
leaders_seat1	House of Lords
seats_before1	42
seats1	55
seat_change1	11
popular_vote1	35,258
percentage1	38.9%
swing1	4.7%
image2	[[File:Palmerston.jpg	160x160px]]
leader2	Viscount Palmerston
leader_since2	6 February 1855
party2	Whigs (British political party)
leaders_seat2	Tiverton
seats_before2	48
seats2	50
seat_change2	2
popular_vote2	57,409
percentage2	61.1%
swing2	13.3%
map_image	United Kingdom general election 1859 in Ireland.svg
map_size	300px
map_caption	Results of the 1859 election in Ireland

Main article: 1859 United Kingdom general election

The 1859 United Kingdom general election in Ireland produced the last overall victory for the Conservatives in Ireland. They won a majority of seats on the island despite the Liberals receiving over 60% of the vote; this was partly due to a disproportionately large number of Conservative candidates standing unopposed. The franchise was restricted to the middle and upper classes.

Electoral reform in subsequent decades saw something of a rise in the Tory vote in Ireland accompanied by a diminution in the number of seats the party won. This was again due in some degree to the relative numbers of candidates standing unopposed for the two parties.

Results

Party	Candidates	Unopposed	Seats	Seats change	Votes	%	% Change
	67	36	55	11	35,258	38.9	4.7
	73	26	50	2	57,409	61.1	13.3
Total	140	62	105		92,667	100.0

References

Rallings, Colin. "British Electoral Facts: 1832–2012".

Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

general-elections-in-ireland-to-the-parliament-of-the-united-kingdom 1859-in-ireland 1859-united-kingdom-general-election april-1859 may-1859 1850s-elections-in-ireland edward-smith-stanley,-14th-earl-of-derby henry-john-temple,-3rd-viscount-palmerston

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 1859 United Kingdom general election in Ireland — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report