The 1885 general election in Ireland was the first election following the Representation of the People Act 1884 and the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, which redrew the Irish electoral landscape.
Charles Stewart Parnell Brady Handy
Robert Gascoyne Cecil 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Gladstone
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The Irish Parliamentary 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 Pa
1885 United Kingdom general election in Ireland
…75.0% (In contested seats) First party Second party Third party Leader Charles Stewart Parnell Marquess of Salisbury William Ewart Gladstone Party Irish Parliamentary Conservative Liberal Leader since 17 October 1882 April 1881 April 1880 Leader's seat Cork City House of Lords Midlothian Seats before 63 25 15 Seats…
Irish Parliamentary Party, 1886
Portrait of Isaac Butt