The January 1910 United Kingdom general election in Ireland was held with ninety-nine of the seats in single-member districts using the first-past-the-post electoral system, and the constituencies of Cork City and Dublin University were two-member districts using block voting.
The election had been called as H. H. Asquith sought a mandate for the People's Budget which had been presented by Chancellor of the Exchequer David Lloyd George, but had been rejected by the House of Lords. In the election as a whole, the Liberal Party lost its majority, and was dependent on the Irish Parliamentary Party, the breakaway All-for-Ireland League, and the Labour Party.
A second election was held in December, with broadly similar results.
Results Party Leader Seats Votes# of Seats Seat Change Uncontested # of Votes % of Votes Irish Parliamentary PartyJohn Redmond70 105774,04735.1Irish UnionistEdward Carson20 4868,98232.7All-for-Ireland LeagueWilliam O'Brien8New023,60511.2Independent Nationalist3 2016,5327.8Liberal PartyH. H. Asquith1020,3579.6Liberal Unionist1 103,5531.7Labour PartyArthur Henderson003,9511.9Total10365211,027100Source: B.M. Walker
See also History of Ireland (1801–1923)
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