1899 Pembroke Urban District Council election
1899 Irish local government election
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An election to the Pembroke Urban District Council took place on Monday 16 January 1899 as part of that year's Irish local elections.
Unlike some of the elections elsewhere in Ireland, the election was not explicitly contested on Nationalist/Unionist grounds. Instead, the election largely saw a new group of 'Ratepayers' candidates, together with several Independents, challenge the incumbent Town Commissioners and their allies on their historic administration of the district.[1]
The result saw Nationalists elected to the council for the first time.[2]
Following the election Sir Robert Jackson was elected chairman, replacing Col. Davoren.[3]
Results by party
| Party | Seats | ± | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incumbents and Allies | 9 |  3 |
10,574 | 52.42 | ||
| Ratepayers | 5 |  5 |
7,622 | 37.79 | ||
| Independent | 1 | 1 |
1,976 | 9.79 | ||
| Totals | 15 |  0 |
20,172 | 100.00 | â | |
Ward Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro-Incumbent | Sir Robert Jackson (incumbent) | 1,472 | |||
| Ratepayers | John Coffey | 1,244 | |||
| Ratepayers | Michael Cooney | 1,134 | |||
| Ratepayers | John McBride | 1,063 | |||
| Pro-Incumbent | John J. Cranny (incumbent) | 1,012 | |||
| Pro-Incumbent | Andrew Vesey Davoren (incumbent) | 1,008 | |||
| Independent | Samuel Worthington | 1,003 | |||
| Pro-Incumbent | George W. Casson (incumbent) | 949 | |||
| Pro-Incumbent | Daniel L. Ramsay | 934 | |||
| Pro-Incumbent | George O. Carolin (incumbent) | 918 | |||
| Pro-Incumbent | John Mooney Jr (incumbent) | 846 | |||
| Ratepayers | John King | 796 | |||
| Pro-Incumbent | Robert F. Lidwill (incumbent) | 794 | |||
| Ratepayers | James Thompson | 730 | |||
| Pro-Incumbent | Cornelius de Groot (incumbent) | 714 | |||
| Ratepayers | Michael Newport | 709 | |||
| Pro-Incumbent | John Gibbs (incumbent) | 686 | |||
| Pro-Incumbent | John Gardner (incumbent) | 680 | |||
| Ratepayers | John Francis Murphy | 675 | |||
| Ratepayers | Francis Rooney | 642 | |||
| Ratepayers | Christopher Downey | 629 | |||
| Independent | George R. Goodfellow | 624 | |||
| Pro-Incumbent | Arthur D. Pollen | 561 | |||
| Independent | Loftus Lowcay Nuzum | 349 | |||
| Turnout | |||||