Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Mayo elected 2 MPs at the 1880 general election: John O'Connor Power (Irish Parliamentary Party) and Charles Stewart Parnell (Irish Parliamentary Party). This page covers every general election in Mayo from 1832 to 1880.
This constituency elected more than one MP at once in some years. Before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (and in a shrinking number of boroughs through 1948), most UK constituencies elected two or more MPs together by "multi-member plurality" (block vote): each elector could cast one vote per available seat, and the top vote-getters overall were all elected. In those elections below, "Elected" lists every MP returned, "Votes" is the count that secured the last seat, and "Majority" is the gap between that seat and the first candidate who missed out.
Full Election History, 1832–1880
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1832
John Denis Browne (Liberal); Dominick Browne (Liberal)
628
35.0% (top seat)
William John Brabazon (Repeal Association)
17 (0.9 pts)
70.6%
1835
William John Brabazon (Repeal Association and Whig); Dominick Browne (Liberal)
623
42.6% (top seat)
John Denis Browne (Liberal)
193 (9.9 pts)
75.3%
1837
William John Brabazon (Repeal Association and Whig); Robert Dillon Browne (Repeal Association and Whig)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1841
Mark Blake (Repeal Association); Robert Dillon Browne (Repeal Association)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1847
George Henry Moore (Liberal); Robert Dillon Browne (Repeal Association)
254
61.3% (top seat)
Joseph Myles McDonnell (Repeal Association)
201 (24.4 pts)
26.5%
1852
George Henry Moore (Independent Irish); George Gore Ousley Higgins (Independent Irish)
649
40.7% (top seat)
James McAlpine (Conservative)
289 (17.0 pts)
61.0%
1857
Roger William Henry Palmer (Conservative); George Henry Moore (Independent Irish)
1,150
35.9% (top seat)
George Gore Ousley Higgins (Liberal)
113 (3.3 pts)
73.0%
1859
John Thomas Browne (Liberal); Roger William Henry Palmer (Conservative)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1865
John Thomas Browne (Liberal); Charles George Bingham (Conservative)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1868
George Henry Moore (Liberal); Charles George Bingham (Conservative)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1874
George Eakins Browne (Irish Parliamentary Party); Thomas Tighe (Irish Parliamentary Party)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1880
John O'Connor Power (Irish Parliamentary Party); Charles Stewart Parnell (Irish Parliamentary Party)
1,565
42.9% (top seat)
George Eakins Browne (Irish Parliamentary Party)
937 (24.4 pts)
59.6%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1832 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Denis Browne
Liberal
666
35.0%
Yes
Dominick Browne
Liberal
628
33.0%
Yes
William John Brabazon
Repeal Association
611
32.1%
No
1835 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
William John Brabazon
Repeal Association and Whig
828
42.6%
Yes
Dominick Browne
Liberal
623
32.1%
Yes
John Denis Browne
Liberal
430
22.1%
No
John Ellard
Conservative
62
3.2%
No
1837 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
William John Brabazon
Repeal Association and Whig
Unopposed
Yes
Robert Dillon Browne
Repeal Association and Whig
Unopposed
Yes
1841 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Mark Blake
Repeal Association
Unopposed
Yes
Robert Dillon Browne
Repeal Association
Unopposed
Yes
1847 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
George Henry Moore
Liberal
504
61.3%
Yes
Robert Dillon Browne
Repeal Association
254
30.9%
Yes
Joseph Myles McDonnell
Repeal Association
53
6.4%
No
John Denis Browne
Repeal Association
11
1.3%
No
1852 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
George Henry Moore
Independent Irish
692
40.7%
Yes
George Gore Ousley Higgins
Independent Irish
649
38.2%
Yes
James McAlpine
Conservative
360
21.2%
No
1857 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Roger William Henry Palmer
Conservative
1,225
35.9%
Yes
George Henry Moore
Independent Irish
1,150
33.7%
Yes
George Gore Ousley Higgins
Liberal
1,037
30.4%
No
1859 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Thomas Browne
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
Roger William Henry Palmer
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
1865 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Thomas Browne
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
Charles George Bingham
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
1868 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
George Henry Moore
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
Charles George Bingham
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
1874 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
George Eakins Browne
Irish Parliamentary Party
Unopposed
Yes
Thomas Tighe
Irish Parliamentary Party
Unopposed
Yes
1880 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John O'Connor Power
Irish Parliamentary Party
1,645
42.9%
Yes
Charles Stewart Parnell
Irish Parliamentary Party
1,565
40.8%
Yes
George Eakins Browne
Irish Parliamentary Party
628
16.4%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Mayo has been contested at 12 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Repeal Association and Whig, Repeal Association, Independent Irish, Conservative, Irish Parliamentary Party.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Mayo in the 1880 general election?
John O'Connor Power (Irish Parliamentary Party), Charles Stewart Parnell (Irish Parliamentary Party) won Mayo in 1880.
Which parties have won Mayo since 1832?
Since 1832, Mayo has been won by: Conservative, Independent Irish, Irish Parliamentary Party, Liberal, Repeal Association, Repeal Association and Whig.
What was the closest result in Mayo?
The closest result on record for Mayo was 1832, when Liberal beat Repeal Association by just 17 votes (0.9 percentage points).
Did Mayo ever elect more than one MP at a time?
Yes -- like most UK constituencies before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, Mayo elected multiple MPs at once in some elections on this page (a system called multi-member plurality, or 'block vote'), each voter casting one vote per available seat.