United Kingdom general election, 1892 (Ireland)

Irish (UK) general election, 1892
(part of United Kingdom general election, 1892)

4–26 July 1892

101 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	Parnellite Nationalist
Leader since	March 1891	1891	October 1891
Leader's seat	North Longford	North Armagh	Waterford City
Last election		15
Seats won	72	17	9
Seat change		2
Popular vote	227,007	50,730	70,251
Percentage	58.9	13.2	18.2

Results of the 1892 election in Ireland.

The 1892 general election in Ireland took place from 4–26 July 1892. This was the first general election in Ireland following the split in the Irish Parliamentary Party caused by Charles Stewart Parnell's relationship with Katharine O'Shea, who had been married at the beginning of their relationship. The ensuing scandal saw the Party split into rival wings; the anti-Parnellite Irish National Federation, and the pro-Parnellite Irish National League. Parnell later died in October 1891 of a heart attack.

In spite of the split within the Irish Nationalist parties their vote held up remarkably well, and together they received 297,258 of the 385,115 votes cast in Ireland, and 81 of Irelands 101 seats.

Irish and Liberal Unionists made small gains in Ulster and around Dublin, resulting in them winning a further 4 seats. It was the first election to be contested by the newly formed Irish Unionist Alliance under Edward James Saunderson.

The Irish Nationalist parties went on to support William Ewart Gladstone's attempt to form a minority Liberal government. As Prime Minister, Gladstone once again attempted to push for Irish Home Rule.

Not included in the totals are the two Dublin University seats, which were retained by the Irish Unionist party.

Results

Party		Leader	Seats			Votes
Party		Leader	# of Seats	% of Seats	Seat Change	# of Votes	% of Votes	Vote Change
	Irish National Federation	Justin McCarthy	71	70.3	New	227,007	57.7	New
	Irish National League	John Redmond	9	8.9	New	70,251	17.9	New
	Independent Nationalist		0	0		2,180	0.6
	Irish Unionist	Edward James Saunderson	17	16.8	2	49,330	12.5
	Liberal Unionist	Joseph Chamberlain	4	4.0	2	29,933	7.6
	Liberal	William Ewart Gladstone	0	0		14,472	3.7	2.8
Totals			101	100		393,173	100
Source: B.M. Walker^[1]

References

↑ Walker, Brian Mercer (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922 (New History of Ireland). Royal Irish Academy. pp. 144–150. ISBN 0901714127.

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See also: Elections in the Kingdom of Ireland Elections in Northern Ireland Elections in the Republic of Ireland

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