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1857 United Kingdom general election in Ireland

← 1852 27 March – 24 April 1857 (1857-03-27 – 1857-04-24) 1859 →
← outgoing memberselected members →
105 of the 670 seats to the House of Commons
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	13	12,099	8.6	N/A
		148	45	103		141,775	100.0

University Constituencies

See also

• History of Ireland (1801–1923)

References

v t e United Kingdom elections in Ireland
General elections	1801 co-option 1802 1806 1807 1812 1818 1820 1826 1830 1831 1832 1835 1837 1841 1847 1852 1857 1859 1865 1868 1874 1880 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 1910 (Jan) 1910 (Dec) 1918
Local elections	1899 1902 1905 1908 1911 1914 1920

• General elections in Ireland to the Parliament of the United Kingdom
• 1857 in Ireland
• 1857 United Kingdom general election
• April 1857 events
• May 1857 events
• 1850s elections in Ireland
• Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
• Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston