1868 United Kingdom general election in Ireland

none August 2019 January 2018 United Kingdom parliamentary no 1865 United Kingdom general election in Ireland 1865 List of MPs elected in the 1865 United Kingdom general election 1874 United Kingdom general election in Ireland 1874 105 of the 652 seats to the House of Commons 1868 11 17 1868 12 7 yes List of MPs elected in the 1868 United Kingdom general election 160x160px William Ewart Gladstone 3 December 1868 Liberal Party (UK) Greenwich 58 66 8 54,461 57.9% 2.3% 160x160px Benjamin Disraeli 27 February 1868 Conservative Party (UK) Buckinghamshire 47 39 8 38,765 41.9% 2.5% United Kingdom general election 1868 in Ireland.svg 300px Results of the 1868 election in Ireland The 1868 United Kingdom general election in Ireland resulted in the Liberals under Gladstone strengthening their control over Ireland, particularly the south. It was the first election following the Representation of the People (Ireland) Act 1868. A key focus of the Liberal campaign was on their proposal to disestablish the Church of Ireland. The Church of Ireland's official role, as the Protestant national church of a Catholic majority country, had long proved controversial. The Tithe War of the 1830s had largely resulted in the abolition of tithes, which had been levied on Ireland's population (both Protestants and Catholics) to fund the Church of Ireland. Disestablishment was popular both in Ireland, and also amongst non-conformists and the Irish diaspora in Britain, particularly in the Celtic Fringe. This policy would be enacted following the election by the Irish Church Act 1869.St. John Ian November 2010 Gladstone and the Logic of Victorian Politics https://books.google.com/books?id=61stOEjH6HIC&q=1868+election+ireland&pg=PA137 139–140 9781843313946 The election marked the high-water point of the Liberals in Ireland, and within 17 years they would have no seats at all in Ireland. Results Party Candidates Unopposed Seats Won Seats change Votes % % Change Liberal Party (UK) 85 41 66 8 54,461 57.9 2.3 Irish Conservative Party 53 26 39 8 38,765 41.9 2.5   Others 2 0 0 188 0.2 0.2 Total 140 67 105 149,341100 The results from Dublin University, which returned two Conservatives to parliament, is not included in the vote total. Popular vote #ddd 600px 350px Liberal Liberal Party (UK) 58.30 Irish Conservative Irish Conservative Party 41.50 Others #777777 0.20 Parliamentary seats #ddd 600px 350px Liberal Liberal Party (UK) 62.86 Irish Conservative Irish Conservative Party 37.14 Following election petitions in Cashel, won by the Liberal Party, and Sligo, won by the Conservative Party, the MPs were unseated. Under the Sligo and Cashel Disfranchisement Act 1870, both boroughs lost their right to elect MPs. See also History of Ireland (1801–1923) References 1874 #Ireland Category:November 1868 in the United Kingdom Category:December 1868 in the United Kingdom Category:1868 elections in Ireland