1886 United Kingdom general election in Ireland

none July 2016 July 2016 July 2026 parliamentary no 1885 United Kingdom general election in Ireland 1885 List of MPs elected in the 1885 United Kingdom general election 1892 United Kingdom general election in Ireland 1892 101 of the 670 seats to the House of Commons 1886 7 1 1886 7 27 yes List of MPs elected in the 1886 United Kingdom general election 150x150px Charles Stewart Parnell 17 October 1882 Irish Parliamentary Party Cork City 85 84 1 94,883 46.7% 19.2% 150x150px Marquess of Salisbury April 1881 Conservative and Liberal Unionist House of Lords 16 17 1 98,201 50.4% 25.6% 150x150px William Ewart Gladstone April 1880 Liberal Party (UK) Midlothian 0 0 1,910 2.9% 5.8% United Kingdom general election 1886 in Ireland.svg 300px Results of the 1886 election in Ireland#0087DC Conservative #2061A2 Liberal Unionist #99FF66 Irish Parliamentary Party 1886 United Kingdom general election thumb|500px|Irish Parliamentary Party MPs elected in 1886. The 1886 general election in Ireland took place from 1–27 July 1886 following the collapse of the Liberal government of William Gladstone after his failed attempt to implement Home Rule for Ireland. In response to Gladstone's attempt to implement Home Rule a unionist wing of the Liberals broke off to found the Liberal Unionist Party, which entered into an alliance with the Conservatives in an effort to block any attempt to implement Home Rule. Results The Irish Liberal Party, having lost all seats in the 1885 election, saw its share of the vote further plummet, to 3%. In comparison, the relative share of the vote enjoyed by the Conservatives nearly doubled. This is explained by the fact that in this election, most southern Irish seats were uncontested as opposed to the previous year, so the Irish Parliamentary Party had no contests in seats they were popular and won in walkovers. Despite a drop in their relative share of the vote the Parliamentary party only lost one seat, with the bulk of their seats – 66 – being unopposed. In total the Parliamentary party stood some 97 candidates, the Conservatives 28 (three of whom were unopposed), the Liberal Unionists seven, and the Liberals just three. Whilst the Liberal Unionists gained two seats – South Londonderry and South Tyrone – the Conservatives lost the seat of Belfast West to the Parliamentary party. Not included in the totals are the two Dublin University seats, which were retained by Conservatives standing on a Unionist ticket. Party Leader Seats Votes# of Seats % of Seats Seat Change # of Votes % of Votes Vote ChangeIrish ParliamentaryCharles Stewart Parnell 84 83.2 1 91,083 46.7 20.6ConservativeLord Salisbury 15 14.9 1 76,257 39.1 16.2Liberal UnionistJoseph Chamberlain 2 2.0 2 21,944 11.3 11.3LiberalWilliam Ewart Gladstone 0 0 5,710 2.9 3.7Totals 101 100 194,994 100 Source: B.M. WalkerWalker Brian Mercer Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922 (New History of Ireland) Royal Irish Academy 144–150 0901714127 1978 Popular vote #ddd 600px 350px Irish Parliamentary Irish Parliamentary Party 46.71 Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 39.10 Liberal Unionist Liberal Unionist Party 11.25 Liberal Liberal Party (UK) 2.93 Parliamentary seats #ddd 600px 350px Irish Parliamentary Irish Parliamentary Party 83.17 Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 14.85 Liberal Unionist Liberal Unionist Party 1.98 See also History of Ireland (1801–1923) References 1886 #Ireland Category:July 1886 in the United Kingdom Category:1886 elections in Ireland