United Kingdom general election, 1865 (Ireland)

Irish (UK) general election, 1865
(part of United Kingdom general election, 1865)

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103 of the 658 seats to the House of Commons
First party Second party   Leader The Viscount Palmerston The Earl of Derby Party Liberal Conservative Leader since 6 February 1855 July 1846 Leader's seat Tiverton Earl of Derby Last election 50 53 Seats won 58 45 Seat change 8 8 Popular vote 51,532 41,497 Percentage 55.6% 44.4% Swing 5.5% 5.5%
Results of the 1865 election in Ireland.
PM before election Lord Palmerston Liberal Subsequent PM Lord Palmerston Liberal

Lord Palmerston
Liberal

Lord Palmerston
Liberal

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.