1865 United Kingdom general election in Ireland

none August 2019 United Kingdom parliamentary no 1859 United Kingdom general election in Ireland 1859 List of MPs elected in the 1859 United Kingdom general election 1868 United Kingdom general election in Ireland 1868 105 of the 658 seats to the House of Commons 1865 7 11 1865 7 24 yes List of MPs elected in the 1865 United Kingdom general election 160x160px Viscount Palmerston 6 February 1855 Liberal Party (UK) Tiverton 50 58 8 51,532 55.6% 5.5% 160x160px Earl of Derby July 1846 Conservative Party (UK) House of Lords 55 47 8 41,497 44.4% 5.5% United Kingdom general election 1865 in Ireland.svg 300px Results of the 1865 election in Ireland The 1865 United Kingdom general election in Ireland took place in July 1865. It was the first election contested by the new Liberal Party. In Ireland, the Liberals increased their seat total. This composed the greater part of the increase of 13 seats for the Liberals led by Viscount Palmerston in the United Kingdom election as a whole, after which they stayed in office. Palmerston died later that year and was succeeded as prime minister by Earl Russell. The number of seats won was: Liberal (58), and Tory (47 including two Dublin University seats).Walker Brian M. Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1801–1922 1978 A new history of Ireland IV Royal Irish Academy Dublin 0 901714 12 7 193 Results Party Candidates Unopposed Seats Seats change Votes % % Change Liberal Party (UK) 83 28 58 8 51,532 55.6 5.5 Irish Conservative Party 61 27 47 8 41,497 44.4 5.5 Total 142 55 105 93,029 100.0 The vote total does not include the result from Dublin University Popular vote #ddd 600px 350px Liberal Liberal Party (UK) 55.39 Irish Conservative Irish Conservative Party 44.61 Parliamentary seats #ddd 600px 350px Liberal Liberal Party (UK) 55.24 Irish Conservative Irish Conservative Party 44.76 See also History of Ireland (1801–1923) References Category:1865 in Ireland 1865 #Ireland Category:July 1865 in the United Kingdom Category:Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby Category:Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston