Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Youghal was won by Irish Parliamentary Party at the 1880 general election, with a majority of 13 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Youghal from 1832 to 1880.
Full Election History, 1832–1880
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1832
John O'Connell (Repeal Association)
22
81.5%
Roger Green Davis (Conservative)
17 (63.0 pts)
9.1%
1835
John O'Connell (Repeal Association and Whig)
137
51.3%
Thomas Berry Cusack-Smith (Conservative)
7 (2.6 pts)
79.0%
1837
Frederick John Howard (Liberal)
158
51.3%
William Nicol (Conservative)
8 (2.6 pts)
58.6%
1841
Charles Compton Cavendish (Liberal)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1847
Thomas Chisholm Anstey (Irish Confederation)
110
61.8%
William Ponsonby (Liberal)
42 (23.6 pts)
34.1%
1852
Isaac Butt (Conservative)
111
50.5%
John William Fortescue (Liberal)
2 (0.9 pts)
84.3%
1857
Isaac Butt (Peelite)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1859
Isaac Butt (Liberal)
128
70.3%
John Rowland Smyth (Conservative)
74 (40.7 pts)
77.8%
1865
Joseph Neale McKenna (Liberal)
122
80.3%
Isaac Butt (Liberal)
92 (60.5 pts)
64.1%
1868
Christopher Weguelin (Liberal)
127
54.5%
Joseph Neale McKenna (Liberal)
21 (9.0 pts)
83.8%
1874
Joseph Neale McKenna (Irish Parliamentary Party)
124
53.9%
Robert Uniacke Penrose-Fitzgerald (Conservative)
18 (7.8 pts)
83.3%
1880
Joseph Neale McKenna (Irish Parliamentary Party)
133
52.6%
David Taylor Arnott (Conservative)
13 (5.1 pts)
87.5%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1832
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John O'Connell
Repeal Association
22
81.5%
Yes
Roger Green Davis
Conservative
5
18.5%
No
1835
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John O'Connell
Repeal Association and Whig
137
51.3%
Yes
Thomas Berry Cusack-Smith
Conservative
130
48.7%
No
1837
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Frederick John Howard
Liberal
158
51.3%
Yes
William Nicol
Conservative
150
48.7%
No
1841
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Charles Compton Cavendish
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
1847
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Thomas Chisholm Anstey
Irish Confederation
110
61.8%
Yes
William Ponsonby
Liberal
68
38.2%
No
1852
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Isaac Butt
Conservative
111
50.5%
Yes
John William Fortescue
Liberal
109
49.5%
No
1857
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Isaac Butt
Peelite
Unopposed
Yes
1859
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Isaac Butt
Liberal
128
70.3%
Yes
John Rowland Smyth
Conservative
54
29.7%
No
1865
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Joseph Neale McKenna
Liberal
122
80.3%
Yes
Isaac Butt
Liberal
30
19.7%
No
1868
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Christopher Weguelin
Liberal
127
54.5%
Yes
Joseph Neale McKenna
Liberal
106
45.5%
No
1874
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Joseph Neale McKenna
Irish Parliamentary Party
124
53.9%
Yes
Robert Uniacke Penrose-Fitzgerald
Conservative
106
46.1%
No
1880
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Joseph Neale McKenna
Irish Parliamentary Party
133
52.6%
Yes
David Taylor Arnott
Conservative
120
47.4%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Youghal has been contested at 12 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Repeal Association, Repeal Association and Whig, Liberal, Irish Confederation, Conservative, Peelite, Irish Parliamentary Party.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Youghal in the 1880 general election?
Irish Parliamentary Party won Youghal in 1880 with 133 votes (52.6%), a majority of 13 votes over Conservative in second place.
Which parties have won Youghal since 1832?
Since 1832, Youghal has been won by: Conservative, Irish Confederation, Irish Parliamentary Party, Liberal, Peelite, Repeal Association, Repeal Association and Whig.
What was the closest result in Youghal?
The closest result on record for Youghal was 1852, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 2 votes (0.9 percentage points).