1835 United Kingdom general election in Ireland

The 1835 British general election in Ireland saw a Lichfield House Compact of Whigs, Radicals, and the Repeal Association winning a majority of Irish seats. The coalition in total won 68 seats, with the Whigs and the Repeal Association winning 34 seats each.

Main article: 1835 United Kingdom general election
1835 United Kingdom general election in Ireland
6 January – 6 February 1835 (1835-01-06 – 1835-02-06)
105 of the 658 seats to the House of Commons
  First party Second party
 
Leader Viscount Melbourne Robert Peel
Party Whig Conservative
Leader since 16 July 1834 19 December 1834
Leader's seat House of Lords Tamworth
Seats won 68 37
Seat change Decrease7 Increase7
Popular vote 34,866 25,362
Percentage 57.6% 42.4%
Swing Decrease10.3% Increase10.3%
Results of the 1835 election in Ireland

Results
Party Candidates Unopposed Seats Seats change Votes  %  % Change
  Whig/Repeal Association 87 28 68 Decrease7 34,866 57.6 Decrease10.3
Irish Conservative 69 19 35 Increase7 25,362 42.4 Increase10.3
Total 156 47 103 — 60,228 100

Vote totals do not include those from Dublin University.

Popular vote
Whigs
 
 57.89%
Irish Conservative
 
 42.10%
Parliamentary seats
Whigs
 
 64.76%
Irish Conservative
 
 35.23%

See also
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