Repeal Association
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The Repeal Association was an Irish mass membership political movement set up by Daniel O'Connell in 1830 to campaign for a repeal of the Acts of Union of 1800 between Great Britain and Ireland.
The Association's aim was to revert Ireland to the constitutional position briefly achieved by
Act of Emancipation in 1829, supported by the electorate approved under the Irish Reform Act 1832. On its failure by the late 1840s the Young Ireland
movement developed.
Repealer candidates contested the
general elections.Electoral statistics
The seats figure in brackets is the position after election petitions and by-elections consequent upon election petitions, had been decided. There were 105 Irish MPs in the period.
Votes in 1835 and 1837 are included in the Liberal totals in Rallings and Thrasher's tables.
Sources: Walker and Rallings & Thrasher.
| Election | Candidates | Unopposed | Votes | % Irish votes | MPs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1832 | 51 | 14 | 31,773 | 34.6 | 42 (39) |
| 1835 | 43 | 12 | ... | ... | 34 (32) |
| 1837 | 34 | 15 | ... | ... | 30 (31) |
| 1841 | 22 | 12 | 12,537 | 24.8 | 20 (18) |
| 1847 | 51 | 18 | 14,128 | 43.6 | 36 (35) |
See also
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References
- British Electoral Facts 1832 - 1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher (Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2000)
- Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
