1899 Dublin Corporation election

1899 municipal election in Dublin, Ireland October 2014 April 2022 April 2022 1899 Dublin Corporation election United Kingdom Parliamentary no yes 1898 Dublin City Council election 1898 1902 Dublin Corporation election 1902 All 60 seats to Dublin Corporation 31 16 January 1899Irish Times. 16 January 1899. p. 5 United Irish League 27 Irish National League 18 Labour Electoral Association 8 Irish Unionist Alliance 7 Dublin Corporation election, 1899.svg 300px Map showing results by ward. Council control Council control after election Redmondites No Overall Control An election to Dublin Corporation took place in January 1899 as part of that year's Irish local elections. Before the next regular local elections, the jurisdiction of the city of Dublin was expanded under the Dublin Corporation Act 1900 (63 & 64 Vict. c. cclxiv). Elections were held for 20 additional seats in this area at the 1901 Dublin Corporation election. Background The election, being the first following the 1898 changes to Irish local government, saw substantive changes to the franchise. Prior to these changes, the franchise had been restricted to males over the age of 21 who had maintained a continual residence within the borough for the preceding 2 years and 8 months, thereby preventing Dublin's large lodger and floating tenement population from voting.O'Brien 1982 p.72 As a result of the changes the franchise increased from 7,964 in the previous elections to 38,719. Among these voters were 6,500 women who could vote for the first time. Contest The 60 seats for election were contested by 120 candidates; 18 Unionists, 10 Labourites, 88 Nationalists, and 1 representative of the Irish Socialist Republican Party.O'Brien 1982 p.78 The election was characterised by the divide among Nationalist voters. Redmondite candidates, including Lord Mayor Daniel Tallon and Nationalist member of parliament William Redmond, criticised some nationalist members of the council for voting for the Unionist candidate, Robert Sexton, for Lord Mayor. An Anti-Redmondite ticket led by Alderman Thomas D. Pile opposed the Redmondites, although some candidates were nominated by both tickets.Ward Notes: Facts for Parnellites 1899-01-16 Evening Herald 4Municipal Elections, 1899 1899-01-14 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0002093/18990114/092/0005 2026-05-05 5 This was the first time representatives of organised Labour participated in their own right, fighting under the banner of the Labour Electoral Association. Previously the Labour interest had been represented by Nationalist "Labour" spokespersons. That being said, the party only contested 10 of Dublins 60 seats, meaning the party did not even put forward 1 candidate per ward. Some of the party's candidates were additionally nominated by one of the nationalist tickets. Results The election saw the Redmondites, who had previously dominated the council, substantially reduced. The Redmondites had previously held 44 of the 60 seats in the old council.http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=AS18990313.2.5 First Irish Voting Under New System Auckland Star 13 March 1899 XXX 60 2 18 September 2018 Following the election the Redmondites held only 18. United Irish League representation increased substantially to 27. Labour representation increased from 3 to 8, whilst Unionist representation declined to 7.O'Brien 1982 pp.285–294 Results by party PartySeats±VotesT %±% Anti-Redmondite27 Irish National League18 Labour Electoral Association8 Irish Unionist Alliance7Totals60100%— Results by ward * Incumbent councillor. ** Incumbent alderman. A Elected alderman. Arran Quay Ward Arran Quay WardBorough of Dublin Elections Deverell William 1899-01-16 https://www.proquest.com/hnpirishtimes/docview/517528383/6CAC1975428F429DPQ/1 5 [Unionist candidates] Last Word to Electors: Plump Solidly for the Parnellite "Ticket." No Tory Lord Mayor. Rallies of Independent Candidates. Irish Daily Independent 5-6 [Redmondite candidates] Municipal Elections, 1899 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0002093/18990114/092/0005 Evening Telegraph (Dublin) 5 [Anti-Redmondite candidates] The Municipal Elections 1899-01-13 Freeman's Journal 4 [Labour candidates] Local Government Elections: County Boroughs. Dublin. Declaration of the Poll. 1899-01-18 https://www.proquest.com/hnpirishtimes/docview/517532648/D59DCCF5CA0342E4PQ/3?accountid=14404&sourcetype=Newspapers The Irish Times 5Electorate: 4,236Local Government Elections: County Boroughs. Dublin 1899-01-17 https://www.proquest.com/hnpirishtimes/docview/517547302/pageviewPDF/D59DCCF5CA0342E4PQ/1 The Irish Times 5 Anti-Redmondite James CumminsA 1,523 Irish National League John Keogh 1209 Anti-Redmondite Richard Jones* 865 Irish National League William Coffey 830 Irish Unionist Alliance James Crozier 782 Anti-Redmondite Patrick Monks* 782 Anti-Redmondite Lawrence Mulligan** 773 Labour Electoral Association Anti-Redmondite George Leahy 756 Irish National League Francis Keegan 734 2,965 Fitzwilliam Ward Fitzwilliam WardElectorate: 2,083 Irish Unionist Alliance William Ireland*A 718 Irish Unionist Alliance Thomas Anthony Joynt 676 Anti-Redmondite Thomas Pile** 653 Anti-Redmondite Patrick W. Corrigan 622 Irish National League Joseph Delahunt 558 Anti-Redmondite Joseph Hatch* 540 Anti-Redmondite Thomas Kennedy* 520 Irish National League Philip Redmond 344 Irish National League William Cashen 320 Irish National League James Brooks 297 1,686 Inns Quay Ward Inns Quay Ward Electorate: 3,768 Anti-Redmondite Thomas Lenehan*A 1,493 Anti-Redmondite Joseph Downes** 1,263 Anti-Redmondite E. L. Richardson* 1,071 Anti-Redmondite T. J. O'Neill 1,037 Irish National League Michael Doyle 797 Irish National League Laurence O'Rourke 719 Irish National League James Hopkins 508 Irish Unionist Alliance Loftus J. Nuzum 233 2,301 Mansion House Ward Mansion House Ward Electorate: 1,558 Labour Electoral Association Irish National League Patrick DowdA 749 Irish National League Thomas Kelly 748 Irish National League Daniel Tallon* 741 Anti-Redmondite Philip Little* 730 Irish Unionist Alliance Henry Cochrane 438 Irish Unionist Alliance Robert Mitchell 341 Independent Augustine Bonham 139 Merchants' Quay Ward Merchants' Quay Ward Electorate: 3,682 Anti-Redmondite John Keogh HendrickA* 1,237 Irish National League John Park Cox 1,073 Anti-Redmondite Michael McGovern* 1,039 Irish National League James Hutchinson* 775 Irish National League Robert O'Reilly** 681 Labour Electoral Association Anti-Redmondite John Simmons 604 Irish National League James Vaughan 553 Irish Unionist Alliance John Stewart Goodfellow 243 Independent Nationalist Albert L. Altman 158 Mountjoy Ward Mountjoy Ward Electorate: 3,269 Anti-Redmondite John J. FarrellA 952 Labour Electoral Association Joseph Clarke 894 Independent Nationalist William J. Leahy* 657 Irish National League John Kennedy** 619 Irish National League Thomas Sherlock* 608 Irish National League William Buckley* 564 Independent Thomas J. O'Reilly 391 Irish Unionist Alliance Francis Donaldson 253 Irish Unionist Alliance Andrew W. Noble 222 Independent Thomas Fanning 76 1,821 North City Ward North City Ward Electorate: 1,814 Irish National League James HennessyA 752 Irish National League Patrick White 653 Irish National League John Long 639 Labour Electoral Association Irish National League Michael Canty 605 Anti-Redmondite Joseph F. McCarthy* 503 Anti-Redmondite Christopher Grimes* 470 Anti-Redmondite John Irwin 415 Anti-Redmondite Michael Rowan 406 North Dock Ward North Dock Ward Electorate: 3,850 Labour Electoral Association Edward FlemingA 732 Independent Nationalist Timothy Harrington* 723 Irish National League Edward Holohan* 639 Irish National League Daniel J. Bergin* 613 Irish National League P.J. McCabe** 592 Irish Socialist Republican Party E.W. Stewart 468 Rotunda Ward Rotunda Ward Electorate: 2,093 Labour Electoral Association William DoyleA 823 Anti-Redmondite Joseph Nannetti* 810 Irish National League Hugh B. Kennedy 754 Independent Nationalist Peter O'Hara* 726 Irish National League Thomas McAuleyA 687 Irish National League James Brangan 530 Irish National League Joseph Bonass 267 Independent Nationalist Thomas Galloway Rigg 28 Royal Exchange Ward Royal Exchange Ward Electorate: 1,291 Nationalist Party (Ireland) William RussellA 510 Nationalist Party (Ireland) Michael Murray 420 Irish Unionist Alliance Andrew Beattie** 412 Nationalist Party (Ireland) James Brady 409 Nationalist Party (Ireland) John Gibson Moore 398 Irish Unionist Alliance A. G. Thornton* 385 Irish Unionist Alliance George Thompson* 370 Irish Unionist Alliance J. G. McEntaggart 356 South City Ward South City Ward Electorate: 1,108 Irish Unionist Alliance Robert Sexton**A 451 Irish Unionist Alliance Henry Brown* 375 Irish Unionist Alliance George Healy* 395 Irish Unionist Alliance George Macnie* 378 Independent Joseph J. Goggins 209 Independent Nationalist Thomas Read 113 Independent R. H. Davis 102 Independent Unionist John A. Walker 62 705 63.63 South Dock Ward South Dock Ward Electorate: 2,088 Independent Nationalist William Francis CottonA 1,121 Irish National League Daniel Burke** 748 Irish National League John Clancy 696 Irish National League J. J. O'Meara* 663 Irish National League Joseph P. Camac* 643 Independent Unionist John Latimer 248 705 Trinity Ward Trinity Ward Electorate: 2,241 Irish National League Joseph Meade**A 932 Irish National League Laurence Doyle* 729 Irish National League Gerald O'Reilly* 635 Irish National League J. Philip Meagher* 591 Labour Electoral Association Anti-Redmondite Alexander Blane 537 Irish Unionist Alliance John Byrne 203 Usher's Quay Ward Usher's Quay Ward Electorate: 3,367 Anti-Redmondite Michael Flanagan**A 1,060 Irish National League William Redmond 1,035 Anti-Redmondite Bernard Gorevan* 933 Labour Electoral Association John Gibbons 673 Irish National League John Noonan 646 Anti-Redmondite Hugh Doyle* 643 Irish National League Ambrose Walsh 560 Anti-Redmondite William H. Beardwood* 434 Independent Nationalist Albert L. Altman 127 Wood Quay Ward Wood Quay Ward Electorate: 3,286 Anti-Redmondite John J. DavinA 1,368 Anti-Redmondite Patrick Joseph McCall* 1,345 Anti-Redmondite Michael G. Kernan* 1,278 Anti-Redmondite Reuben Dodd 1,266 Independent Unionist John Keys* 1,099 Independent Nationalist Laurence Jackson (withdrawn) 151 2,375 References Sources O'Brien Joseph Valentine Dear, Dirty Dublin: A City in Distress, 1899–1916 1982 University of California Press 9780520039650 https://books.google.com/books?id=d5DYJEavqNAC 18 September 2018 en 18 January 1899 Local Government Elections: County Boroughs. Dublin. Declaration of the Poll https://www.proquest.com/hnpirishtimes/newspapers/local-government-elections/docview/517532648/sem-2 21 March 2026 The Irish Times 5 Citations Category:1899 Irish local elections 1899