1857 United Kingdom general election in Ireland ← 1852 | 27 March – 24 April 1857 (1857-03-27 – 1857-04-24) | 1859 → |
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105 of the 670 seats to the House of Commons |
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| First party | Second party | Third party | | | | | Leader | Viscount Palmerston | Earl of Derby | George Henry Moore | Party | Whig | Conservative | Independent Irish | Leader since | 6 February 1855 | July 1846 | October 1855 | Leader's seat | Tiverton | House of Lords | Mayo (defeated) | Last election | 63 seats | 42 seats | 13 seats | Seats won | 48 | 44 | 13 | Seat change | 15 | 2 | | Popular vote | 67,935 | 61,741 | 12,099 | Percentage | 47.8% | 43.6% | 8.6% | Swing | 4.9% | 2.7% | | |
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.
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 | | 12,099 | 8.6 | |
| | 148 | 45 | 103 | | 141,775 | 100 | |
Popular vote | | | | Whigs | | 47.92% | Irish Conservative | | 43.55% | Independent Irish | | 8.54% | |
Parliamentary seats | | | | Whigs | | 46.60% | Irish Conservative | | 40.78% | Independent Irish | | 12.62% | |
University Constituencies
1859 General Election: Dublin University
(2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Rt Hon. Joseph Napier | 829 | 41.28 | |
| Conservative | George Alexander Hamilton | 791 | 39.39 | |
| Whig | James Anthony Lawson | 272 | 13.55 | |
| Whig | John Wilson | 116 | 5.78 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Turnout | 2,008 | 59.06 | N/A |
See also
- History of Ireland (1801–1923)
References
United Kingdom elections in Ireland
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