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The 1886 general election in Ireland took place from 1–27 July 1886 following the collapse of the Liberal government of William Gladstone after his failed attempt to implement Home Rule for Ireland. In response to Gladstone's attempt to implement Home Rule a unionist wing of the Liberals broke off to found the Liberal Unionist Party, which entered into an alliance with the Conservatives in an effort to block any attempt to implement Home Rule. The election also saw the emergence of the Irish Loyal and Patriotic Union; one of the forerunners of the Irish Unionist Alliance. The IPLU sought to maximize the number of candidates elected from unionist parties in the three southern Irish provinces. In doing this the party would support individual candidates in various constituencies, and encourage Irish unionists to vote for these candidates, instead of splitting their vote between the various parties. Despite the IPLU's attempts, no southern Unionist's were elected. ==Results== The Irish Liberal Party, having lost all seats in the 1885 election, saw its share of the vote further plummet, to 1%. In comparison the relative share of the vote enjoyed by the Conservatives nearly doubled. This in part is explained by the fact that the election saw a far lower turnout than that seen the previous year. Despite a drop in their relative share of the vote the Parliamentary party only lost one seat, with the bulk of their seats - 66 - being unopposed. In total the Parliamentary party stood some 97 candidates, the Conservatives 35 (3 of whom were unopposed), and the Liberals just 1. Whilst the Conservatives actuality gained two seats - South Londonderry and South Tyrone - they also lost the seat of Belfast West to the Parliamentary party. Not included in the totals are the two Dublin University seats, which were retained by Conservatives standing on a Unionist ticket. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「United Kingdom general election, 1886 (Ireland)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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