The 1865 United Kingdom general election in Ireland took place in July 1865. It was the first election contested by the new Liberal Party. In Ireland, the Liberals increased their seat total. This composed the greater part of the increase of 13 seats for the Liberals led by Viscount Palmerston in the United Kingdom election as a whole, after which they stayed in office. Palmerston died later that year and was succeeded as prime minister by Earl Russell. The number of seats won was: Liberal (58), and Tory (47 including two Dublin University seats).
Results Party Candidates Unopposed Seats Seats change Votes % % Change 83 28 58 8 51,532 55.6 5.5 61 27 47 8 41,497 44.4 5.5 Total 142 55 105 93,029 100.0
The vote total does not include the result from Dublin University
See also History of Ireland (1801–1923)
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