The 1900 United Kingdom general election in Ireland was held in September and October 1900. Ninety-nine of the seats were 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.

Quick Facts 103 seats for Ireland of the 670 seats in the House of Commons, First party ...

1900 United Kingdom general election in Ireland

← 1895 29 September – 12 October 1900 (1900-09-29 – 1900-10-12) 1906 →
103 seats for Ireland of the 670 seats in the House of Commons
First party Second party   Leader John Redmond Edward James Saunderson Party Irish Parliamentary Irish Unionist Leader since 1900 1891 Leader's seat Waterford City North Armagh Seats before 80 (71 + 9) 18 Seats won 77 18 Seat change 3   Third party Fourth party   Leader Tim Healy Joseph Chamberlain Party Healyite Nationalist Liberal Unionist Leader since 1895 1891 Leader's seat North Louth Birmingham West Seats before 4 Seats won 3 3 Seat change New Party 1

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This election was the first fought after the separate organisations in the Irish Parliamentary Party re-merged after a split in 1891 between the Irish National Federation, which had opposed the leadership of Charles Stewart Parnell, and the Irish National League, which had supported his continued leadership. The IPP was now led by John Redmond of the smaller INL.

In the overall election result, the coalition of the Conservative Party, which included the Irish Unionist Alliance, and the Liberal Unionist Party, was returned and the Marquess of Salisbury continued as Prime Minister.

• History of Ireland (1801–1923)