The Irish component of the December 1910 United Kingdom general election took place between 3 and 19 December, concurrently with the polls in Great Britain. Though the national result was a deadlock between the Conservatives and the Liberals, the result in Ireland was, as was the trend by now, a large victory for the Irish Parliamentary Party. The IPP supported the Liberals to form a government after the election. This was to be the party's last victory, however. Due to the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the next general election would not be held until 1918, by which time events both in Ireland and Britain and outside would conspire to see the rise of a new nationalist party, Sinn Féin, and the subsequent demise of the IPP.
December 1910 United Kingdom general election in Ireland
Results of the 1910 election in Ireland. Cork City was a two-seat constituency, in this case both seats were won by the All-for Ireland League. †Includes 1 member elected as a Liberal Unionist. (Indicated in dark blue on the map)
It was the government formed by this election which brought in the final Home Rule Bill in 1912, enacted as the Government of Ireland Act 1914. The outbreak of the war led to its delay and eventual abandonment in response to the rise of Sinn Féin.
The war caused an unprecedented eight-year gap between this election and the next one. As a result, a large number of by-elections were held over the parliament's term. 1917 saw the first electoral victory for a new nationalist party, Sinn Féin, which won its first seat in the Roscommon North by-election of February 1917. The party would gain more seats in further by-elections, precipitating its landslide victory over the I.P.P. in the 1918 general election. Among the Sinn Féin MPs elected during this time were future Taoiseach and President of IrelandÉamon de Valera and future President of the Executive CouncilW. T. Cosgrave. Sinn Féin's cause was not Home rule but rather complete independence for an Irish Republic. The party and its members had been heavily involved in the Easter Rising of 1916, in which an unofficial republic had been declared. Its elected MPs operated by a policy of abstentionism from Westminster. Sinn Féin would use its success in the next election to form its own extra-legal parliament, Dáil Éireann in Dublin.
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This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources December 1910 United Kingdom general election in Ireland news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message The Irish component of the December 1910 United Kingdom general election took place between 3 and 19 December concurrently with the polls in Great Britain Though the national result was a deadlock between the Conservatives and the Liberals the result in Ireland was as was the trend by now a large victory for the Irish Parliamentary Party The IPP supported the Liberals to form a government after the election This was to be the party s last victory however Due to the outbreak of World War I in 1914 the next general election would not be held until 1918 by which time events both in Ireland and Britain and outside would conspire to see the rise of a new nationalist party Sinn Fein and the subsequent demise of the IPP December 1910 United Kingdom general election in Ireland 1910 3 19 December 1910 1910 12 03 1910 12 19 1918 elected members 103 of the 670 seats to the House of Commons First party Second party Third party Leader John Redmond Viscount Midleton William O Brien Party Irish Parliamentary Irish Unionist All for Ireland Leader since 6 February 1900 10 February 1910 15 January 1910 Leader s seat Waterford City House of Lords Cork City Seats before 71 18 8 Seats won 73 18 8 Seat change 2 Popular vote 90 416 59 370 30 322 Percentage 43 6 28 6 14 6 Results of the 1910 election in Ireland Cork City was a two seat constituency in this case both seats were won by the All for Ireland League Includes 1 member elected as a Liberal Unionist Indicated in dark blue on the map It was the government formed by this election which brought in the final Home Rule Bill in 1912 enacted as the Government of Ireland Act 1914 The outbreak of the war led to its delay and eventual abandonment in response to the rise of Sinn Fein Contents 1 Summary 2 Results 3 Membership changes 4 See alsoSummary editThe Irish Parliamentary Party under John Redmond continued the run of success it had enjoyed since the 1880s winning most seats in Leinster Munster and Connacht In Ulster the Conservative and Liberal Unionist alliance continued to dominate while the Liberals retained their single seat in North Tyrone The other party to win seats was the All for Ireland League which lost two seats in Counties Louth and Mayo but gained two in County Cork effectively isolating it to that county meanwhile Independent Nationalists won seats in South Monaghan and North Westmeath Though they had been electorally allied for decades the Liberal Unionists officially merged with the Conservatives in 1912 to form the Conservative and Unionist Party The war caused an unprecedented eight year gap between this election and the next one As a result a large number of by elections were held over the parliament s term 1917 saw the first electoral victory for a new nationalist party Sinn Fein which won its first seat in the Roscommon North by election of February 1917 The party would gain more seats in further by elections precipitating its landslide victory over the I P P in the 1918 general election Among the Sinn Fein MPs elected during this time were future Taoiseach and President of Ireland Eamon de Valera and future President of the Executive Council W T Cosgrave Sinn Fein s cause was not Home rule but rather complete independence for an Irish Republic The party and its members had been heavily involved in the Easter Rising of 1916 in which an unofficial republic had been declared Its elected MPs operated by a policy of abstentionism from Westminster Sinn Fein would use its success in the next election to form its own extra legal parliament Dail Eireann in Dublin The Dublin College Green by election of June 1915 saw the first electoral outing of the Irish Labour Party founded two years previous by James Connolly and James Larkin The party lost out to the IPP and did not contest another election until the 1922 Irish general election Results edit nbsp Graph of Irish UK MPs 1885 1918 in numbers Irish General Election 1910 December Party Leader Seats Votes of Seats of Seats of Votes of Votes Irish Parliamentary John Redmond 73 70 9 90 416 43 6 Irish Unionist Alliance Viscount Midleton 18 16 5 59 370 28 6 All for Ireland William O Brien 8 7 8 30 322 14 6 Liberal H H Asquith 1 1 0 19 003 9 6 Liberal Unionist Joseph Chamberlain 1 1 0 3 845 1 9 Independent Nationalist 2 1 9 911 0 4 Totals 103 100 207 598 100 Popular vote Irish Parliamentary 43 59 Irish Unionist 28 59 All for Ireland 14 61 Liberal 9 15 Liberal Unionist 1 85 Independent Nationalist 0 44 Parliamentary seats Irish Parliamentary 70 87 Irish Unionist 16 50 All for Ireland 7 77 Independent Nationalist 1 94 Liberal 0 97 Liberal Unionist 0 97 Membership changes editMain article List of MPs elected in the December 1910 United Kingdom general election in Ireland Membership changesSee also editHistory of Ireland 1801 1923 List of MPs elected in the December 1910 United Kingdom general election Ireland Parliamentary franchise in the United Kingdom 1885 1918 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title December 1910 United Kingdom general election in Ireland amp oldid 1200900580, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
