1885 United Kingdom general election in Ireland

none October 2014 July 2016 July 2026 parliamentary no 1880 United Kingdom general election in Ireland 1880 List of MPs elected in the 1880 United Kingdom general election 1886 United Kingdom general election in Ireland 1886 103 of the 670 seats to the House of Commons 1885 11 24 1885 12 18 yes List of MPs elected in the 1885 United Kingdom general election 75.0%(In contested seats) 150x150px Charles Stewart Parnell 17 October 1882 Irish Parliamentary Party Cork City 63 85 22 307,119 67.8% 30.3% 150x150px Marquess of Salisbury April 1881 Conservative Party (UK) House of Lords 25 18 7 111,503 24.8% 15.0% 150x150px William Ewart Gladstone April 1880 Liberal Party (UK) Midlothian 15 0 15 30,022 6.8% 15.9% 1885 United Kingdom general election (Ireland) map - winning party vote share by constituency.svg 300px Results of the 1885 election in Ireland 1885 United Kingdom general election The 1885 general election in Ireland was the first election following the Representation of the People Act 1884 and the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, which redrew the Irish electoral landscape. The election saw the Irish Parliamentary Party secure their place as the dominant party in Irish politics, winning the vast majority of available seats. In comparison, the Liberals were wiped out in Ireland, whilst the Conservatives were reduced to 18 seats, all in Ulster or the Dublin University. The election also saw the emergence of the Irish Loyal and Patriotic Union; one of the forerunners of the later Irish Unionist Alliance. The IPLU sought to maximise the number of candidates elected from unionist parties in the three southern Irish provinces. In doing this the party would support individual candidates in various constituencies, and encourage Irish unionists to vote for these candidates, instead of splitting their vote between the various parties. Despite the IPLU's attempts, no southern Unionists were elected. The election also saw a similarly named Loyal Irish Union, which campaigned alongside Irish Conservatives. Unlike the ILPU, which prioritised Unionism over party politics, the Loyal Irish Union prioritised opposition to the Liberals over forming any kind of bi-partisan Unionist alliance. Changes to the Irish Electorate The Irish electorate in 1885 was radically different to that in 1880. The Representation of the People Act 1884 equalised the county and borough franchises and made all householders and lodgers in the counties eligible to vote,August 2019 thereby bringing Irish electoral law into line with that in Great Britain. The result of this reform saw the Irish electorate more than triple, increasing from 229,204 in 1880 to 737,965 in 1885.Rallings Colin Thrasher Michael British Electoral Facts: 1832–2012 2012 Biteback Publishing Ltd 89 978-184954-134-3 However, the Irish electorate was still comparatively smaller than the electorates of the other nations of the United Kingdom; whilst 2 in 3 adults men had the vote in England and Wales, or 3 in 5 in Scotland, in Ireland only 1 in 2 adult men could vote.Cook Chris The Routledge Companion to Britain in the Nineteenth Century, 1815–1914 2005 Routledge 978-0-415-35970-2 68 Results Party Leader Seats Votes# of Seats % of Seats Seat Change # of Votes % of Votes Vote Change Irish Parliamentary PartyCharles Stewart Parnell 85 87.1 24 307,119 67.8 30.3 Irish Conservative PartyLord Salisbury 18 15.8 7 111,503 24.8 15.0 Liberal Party (UK)William Ewart Gladstone 0 0 15 30,022 6.8 15.9Total 103 100 451,466 100.0 Sources: Rallings & ThrasherRallings Colin Thrasher Michael British Electoral Facts: 1832–2012 2012 Biteback Publishing Ltd 12 978-184954-134-3 Popular vote #ddd 600px 350px Irish Parliamentary Irish Parliamentary Party 68.46 Irish Conservative Irish Conservative Party 24.85 Liberal Liberal Party (UK) 6.69 Parliamentary seats #ddd 600px 350px Irish Parliamentary Irish Parliamentary Party 82.52 Irish Conservative Irish Conservative Party 17.48 Sources Walker Brian The 1885 and 1886 general elections in Ireland History Ireland https://historyireland.com/the-1885-and-1886-general-elections-in-ireland/ References 1885 #Ireland Category:1885 elections in Ireland