1899 Pembroke Urban District Council election

1899 Irish local government election April 2022 An election to the Pembroke Urban District Council took place on Monday 16 January 1899 as part of that year's Irish local elections. Unlike some of the elections elsewhere in Ireland, the election was not explicitly contested on Nationalist/Unionist grounds. Instead, the election largely saw a new group of 'Ratepayers' candidates, together with several Independents, challenge the incumbent Town Commissioners and their allies on their historic administration of the district. The result saw Nationalists elected to the council for the first time.Freeman's Journal - Wednesday 18 January 1899 pg.4 Following the election Sir Robert Jackson was elected chairman, replacing Col. Davoren.Warder and Dublin Weekly Mail - Saturday 28 January 1899 pg.6 Results by party PartySeats±Votes%±%Incumbents and Allies9310,57452.42 Ratepayers Association557,62237.79 Independent (politician)111,9769.79Totals15020,172100.00— Ward Results Pembroke (15 commissioners)https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000056/18990118/024/0005 Freeman's Journal - Wednesday 18 January 1899, pg.5 Archive British Newspaper ArchiveEvening Herald (Dublin) - Tuesday 10 January 1899 pg.2, candidates and affiliationhttps://www.proquest.com/hnpirishtimes/newspapers/pembroke/docview/517538454/sem-2 Irish Times, 6 January 1899, pg. 6, candidates and incumbentsElectorate: Pro-Incumbent Sir Robert Jackson (incumbent) 1,472 Ratepayers Association John Coffey 1,244 Ratepayers Association Michael Cooney 1,134 Ratepayers Association John McBride 1,063 Pro-Incumbent John J. Cranny (incumbent) 1,012 Pro-Incumbent Andrew Vesey Davoren (incumbent) 1,008 Independent (politician) Samuel Worthington 1,003 Pro-Incumbent George W. Casson (incumbent) 949 Pro-Incumbent Daniel L. Ramsay 934 Pro-Incumbent George O. Carolin (incumbent) 918 Pro-Incumbent John Mooney Jr (incumbent) 846 Ratepayers Association John King 796 Pro-Incumbent Robert F. Lidwill (incumbent) 794 Ratepayers Association James Thompson 730 Pro-Incumbent Cornelius de Groot (incumbent) 714 Ratepayers Association Michael Newport 709 Pro-Incumbent John Gibbs (incumbent) 686 Pro-Incumbent John Gardner (incumbent) 680 Ratepayers Association John Francis Murphy 675 Ratepayers Association Francis Rooney 642 Ratepayers Association Christopher Downey 629 Independent (politician) George R. Goodfellow 624 Pro-Incumbent Arthur D. Pollen 561 Independent (politician) Loftus Lowcay Nuzum 349 References Category:1899 Irish local elections 1899