1895 United Kingdom general election in Ireland

The 1895 United Kingdom general election in Ireland took place from 13 to 29 July 1895. The divide between the anti-Parnellite Irish National Federation and the pro-Parnellite Irish National League continued, and with only minor variation in seats.In the overall election result, the ConservativeLiberal Unionist coalition beat the Liberal Party government led by the Earl of Rosebery. Lord Salisbury returned as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, having previously served from 1885 to 1886, and again from 1886 to 1892.

1895 United Kingdom general election in Ireland
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103 of the 670 seats to the House of Commons
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
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LeaderJustin McCarthyEdward James SaundersonJohn Redmond
PartyIrish National FederationIrish UnionistIrish National League
Leader since18921891October 1891
Leader's seatNorth LongfordNorth ArmaghWaterford City
Seats before71239
Seats won702211
Seat changeDecrease1Decrease1Increase2

Results

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PartyLeaderSeatsVotes
# of Seats% of SeatsSeat Change# of Votes% of VotesVote Change
Irish National FederationJustin McCarthy6968.0 1
Irish National LeagueJohn Redmond1210.7 2
Irish UnionistEdward James Saunderson1817.4 1
Liberal UnionistJoseph Chamberlain43.9
Independent Nationalist00
Independent Liberal00
Total103100%100%
Source: B.M. Walker[1]
Parliamentary seats
Irish National Federation
67.96%
Irish Unionist
17.47%
Irish National League
10.68%
Liberal Unionist
3.88%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Walker, Brian Mercer (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922 (New History of Ireland). Royal Irish Academy. pp. 151–156. ISBN 0901714127.