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January 1910 United Kingdom general election in Ireland ← 1906 15–28 January 1910 (1910-01-15 – 1910-01-28) December 1910 → 103 seats for Ireland of the 670 seats in the House of Commons First party Second party Third party Leader John Redmond Edward Carson William O'Brien Party Irish Parliamentary Irish Unionist All-for-Ireland Leader since 1900 1910 15 January 1910 Leader's seat ...
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.
8 January – Sinéad Flanagan married future Irish president Éamon de Valera in Dublin. 21 February – Irish Unionist members of the Westminster Parliament elected Sir Edward Carson as party leader, replacing Walter Long. 23 February – St Patrick's College, Maynooth, became a recognised college of the National University of Ireland.
Winner Party Constituency Date Parliament Outgoing Party Reason for vacancy Augustine Roche: IPP: North Louth: 15 March 1911 Richard Hazleton: IPP: Void election
The Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP; commonly called the Irish Party or the Home Rule Party) was formed in 1874 by Isaac Butt, the leader of the Nationalist Party, replacing the Home Rule League, as official parliamentary party for Irish nationalist Members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the House of Commons at Westminster within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland up until 1918.
As a minority party after 1910 elections, the Liberals depended on the Irish vote, controlled by John Redmond. To gain Irish support for the budget and the parliament bill, Asquith promised Redmond that Irish Home Rule would be the highest priority. [14] It proved much more complex and time-consuming than expected. [15]
Residents of the state who are Irish citizens or British citizens may vote in elections to Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament). Residents who are citizens of any EU state may vote in European Parliament elections, while any resident, regardless of citizenship, may vote in local elections. [1]
The basic law of the electoral franchise in Ireland is Article 16 of the Constitution of Ireland, which states who can vote for Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas or parliament. Irish citizens who are Dáil electors have the right to vote in all other elections, though not conversely.