1859 United Kingdom general election in Ireland

none August 2019 1859 United Kingdom general election March 2018 parliamentary no 1857 United Kingdom general election in Ireland 1857 List of MPs elected in the 1857 United Kingdom general election 1865 United Kingdom general election in Ireland 1865 105 of the 670 seats to the House of Commons 1859 4 28 1859 5 18 yes List of MPs elected in the 1859 United Kingdom general election 160x160px Earl of Derby July 1846 Conservative Party (UK) House of Lords 42 55 11 35,258 38.9% 4.7% 160x160px Viscount Palmerston 6 February 1855 Whigs (British political party) Tiverton 48 50 2 57,409 61.1% 13.3% United Kingdom general election 1859 in Ireland.svg 300px Results of the 1859 election in Ireland 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 + 1859 general election in IrelandRallings Colin Thrasher Michael British Electoral Facts: 1832–2012 8 Party Candidates Unopposed Seats Seats change Votes % % Change Irish Conservative Party 67 36 55 11 35,258 38.9 4.7 Whigs (British political party) 73 26 50 2 57,409 61.1 13.3 Total 140 62 105 92,667 100.0 Popular vote #ddd 600px 350px Whigs Whigs (British political party) 61.95 Irish Conservative Irish Conservative Party 38.05 Parliamentary seats #ddd 600px 350px Irish Conservative Irish Conservative Party 52.38 Whigs Whigs (British political party) 47.62 See also History of Ireland (1801–1923) References 1859 General election #Ireland Category:April 1859 in the United Kingdom Category:May 1859 in the United Kingdom Category:1850s elections in Ireland Category:Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby Category:Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston