1899 Kingstown Urban District Council election
Elections to the Kingstown Urban District Council took place on Monday 16 January 1899 as part of local elections that year. Following the election, T. W. Robinson was elected council Chairman.[1]
Results by party
[edit]| Party | Seats | ± | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Unionist | 16 | 5,476 | 66.43 | |||
| Irish Nationalist | 5 | 2,528 | 30.67 | |||
| Independent | 0 | 
|
239 | 2.90 | ||
| Totals | 21 |
|
8,243 | 100.00 | — | |
Ward Results
[edit]Monkstown
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Unionist | Adam S. Findlater, M.A., J.P. (incumbent Commissioner) | 166 | |||
| Irish Unionist | William Wallace (incumbent Commissioner) | 158 | |||
| Irish Unionist | John McCullagh, J.P. (incumbent Commissioner) | 148 | |||
| Irish Nationalist | J. J. Kennedy | 86 | |||
| Turnout | 558 | ||||
West
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Nationalist | Philip P. Hynes (incumbent Commissioner) | 574 | |||
| Irish Nationalist | John Carr (incumbent Commissioner) | 437 | |||
| Irish Nationalist | James Triston (incumbent Commissioner) | 315 | |||
| Irish Nationalist | Michael J. Collins (incumbent Commissioner) | 314 | |||
| Irish Unionist | R. Blount | 300 | |||
| Irish Unionist | Fred Thompson | 294 | |||
| Irish Nationalist | J. J. Kennedy | 260 | |||
| Irish Unionist | T. Pennell | 259 | |||
| Irish Unionist | George Thompson | 246 | |||
| Samuel Smith (incumbent Commissioner) | 239 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,238 | ||||
East
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Unionist | Thomas W. Robinson (incumbent Commissioner) | 301 | |||
| Irish Unionist | Col. D. G. Beamish (incumbent Commissioner) | 297 | |||
| Irish Unionist | Alexander Joseph Taylor | 290 | |||
| Irish Unionist | Edward Browett | 284 | |||
| Irish Unionist | Thomas Ross (incumbent Commissioner) | 283 | |||
| Irish Nationalist | Thomas Brown (incumbent Commissioner) | 281 | |||
| Irish Unionist | George H. Hammersley Heenan | 274 | |||
| Irish Nationalist | Dr. Roche, J.P. | 83 | |||
| Turnout | 2,093 | ||||
Glasthule
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Unionist | James Evans, P.L.G. (incumbent Commissioner) | 383 | |||
| Irish Unionist | William G. Berrett (incumbent Commissioner) | 370 | |||
| Irish Unionist | Frederick G. Coldwell (incumbent Commissioner) | 366 | |||
| Irish Unionist | Col. B. W. Blood (incumbent Commissioner) | 360 | |||
| Irish Unionist | Frederick. A. Buckley (incumbent Commissioner) | 359 | |||
| Irish Unionist | Henry J. Clarke (incumbent Commissioner) | 338 | |||
| Irish Nationalist | J. J. Kennedy | 178 | |||
| Turnout | 2,354 | ||||
References
[edit]
- ^ Freeman's Journal - Tuesday 24 January 1899 pg.6
- ^ a b c d "British Newspaper Archive, Dublin Weekly Nation - Saturday 21 January 1899, pg.1" – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b c d "British Newspaper Archive, Irish Independent - Friday 06 January 1899, pg.6" – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Dublin Daily Nation - Tuesday 17 January 1899, pg.6; Kingstown (full names)
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