1895 United Kingdom general election in Ireland

The 1895 United Kingdom general election in Ireland took place from 13–29 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 Conservative–Liberal 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.

12–29 July 1895 (1895-07-12 – 1895-07-29)
103 of the 670 seats to the House of Commons
First party Second party Third party   Leader Justin McCarthy Edward James Saunderson John Redmond Party Irish National Federation Irish Unionist Irish National League Leader since 1892 1891 October 1891 Leader's seat North Longford North Armagh Waterford City Seats before 71 23 9 Seats won 70 22 11 Seat change 1 1 2

Results

Party		Leader	Seats			Votes
			# of Seats	% of Seats	Seat Change	# of Votes	% of Votes	Vote Change
	Irish National Federation	Justin McCarthy	70	68.0	1
	Irish National League	John Redmond	11	10.7	2
	Irish Unionist	Edward James Saunderson	18	17.4	1
	Liberal Unionist	Joseph Chamberlain	4	3.9
	Independent Nationalist		0	0
	Independent Liberal		0	0
Total			103	100%			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

• History of Ireland (1801–1923)

References

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