11–24 July 1865 1868 → 50 53 51,532 41,497 Start date 1865 | 6 February 1855 July 1846 58 45 55.6% 44.4% | |
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Winner Henry John Temple - 3 | ||
The 1865 British general election in Ireland was the first election contested by the new Liberal party. In Ireland the Liberals under Palmerston managed to win a further 8 seats. Their share of the vote meanwhile declined.
Not included in the results is the University of Dublin constituency, which returned two Conservatives to parliament.
References
United Kingdom general election, 1865 (Ireland) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA