1857 United Kingdom general election in Ireland

none 1857 United Kingdom general election September 2017 September 2017 parliamentary no 1852 United Kingdom general election in Ireland 1852 List of MPs elected in the 1852 United Kingdom general election 1859 United Kingdom general election in Ireland 1859 105 of the 670 seats to the House of Commons 1857 3 27 1857 4 24 yes List of MPs elected in the 1857 United Kingdom general election 150x150px Viscount Palmerston 6 February 1855 Whigs (British political party) Tiverton 63 seats 48 15 67,935 47.8% 4.9% 150x150px Earl of Derby July 1846 Conservative Party (UK) House of Lords 42 seats 44 2 61,741 43.6% 2.7% 150x150px George Henry Moore October 1855 Independent Irish Party Mayo (defeated) 13 seats 13 12,099 8.6% N/A 300px Results of the 1857 election in Ireland. The 1857 British general election in Ireland produced a victory in Ireland for the Whigs under Lord Palmerston. The election was the first to be contested by the Independent Irish Party under their own banner. The Independent Irish Party had been formed following the 1852 election by Liberal candidates who had pledged to form an independent party in parliament should they be elected. A total of 48 Liberal candidates made the pledge. The election underscored Ireland's integration into UK parliamentary politics, with the success of the Whig party reflecting Catholic support of Palmerston's post-Famine stability measures over Conservatives and landlords.Barr Colin Lord Acton's Irish Elections The Historical Journal Cambridge University Press 51 1 2008 0018246X 20175148 87–114 http://www.jstor.org/stable/20175148 2026-02-12 At the election, the Independent Irish Party had adopted a pledge-bound electoral approach to produce candidates committed to "independent opposition" who supported land reform, fair rents and tenure security.Moore, George Henry Dictionary of Irish Biography https://www.dib.ie/biography/moore-george-henry-a5931 2026-02-12 Notable candidates included George Henry Moore, the Tenant League chairman, who won re-election in Mayo but was later unseated by parliamentary petition over alleged undue clerical influence to be replaced by his Tory rival. Results Party Candidates Unopposed Seats Seats change Votes % % Change Whigs 77 27 48 15 67,935 47.8 4.9 Conservative & Peelite 52 14 42 2 61,741 43.6 2.7 Independent Irish 19 4 13 13 12,099 8.6 N/A 148 45 103 141,775 100.0 Popular vote #ddd 600px 350px Whigs Whigs (British political party) 47.92 Irish Conservative Irish Conservative Party 43.55 Independent Irish Independent Irish Party darkgray 8.54 Parliamentary seats #ddd 600px 350px Whigs Whigs (British political party) 46.60 Irish Conservative Irish Conservative Party 40.78 Independent Irish Independent Irish Party darkgray 12.62 University Constituencies 1857 General Election: Dublin University(2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Rt Hon. Joseph Napier 829 41.28 Conservative Party (UK) George Alexander Hamilton 791 39.39 Whigs (British political party) James Anthony Lawson 272 13.55 Whigs (British political party) John Wilson 116 5.78 557 27.73 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 2,008 59.06 N/A See also History of Ireland (1801–1923) References 1859 General election #Ireland Category:April 1857 Category:May 1857 Category:1850s elections in Ireland Category:Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby Category:Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston