The Repeal Association was an Irish mass membership political movement set up by

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in 1830 to campaign for a

repeal A repeal (O.F. ''rapel'', modern ''rappel'', from ''rapeler'', ''rappeler'', revoke, ''re'' and ''appeler'', appeal) is the removal or reversal of a law. There are two basic types of repeal; a repeal with a re-enactment is used to replace the law ...

of the

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between Great Britain and Ireland. The Association's aim was to revert Ireland to the fully devolved government briefly achieved by

Henry Grattan Henry Grattan (3 July 1746 – 4 June 1820) was an Irish politician and lawyer who campaigned for legislative freedom for the Irish Parliament in the late 18th century from Britain. He was a Member of the Irish Parliament (MP) from 1775 to 18 ...

and his

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in the 1780s—that is, complete legislative independence for the

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under the British Crown—but this time with Catholic

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that were now possible following the Act of Emancipation in 1829, supported by the electorate approved under the

Irish Reform Act 1832 The Representation of the People (Ireland) Act 1832 ( 2 & 3 Will. 4. c. 88), commonly called the Irish Reform Act 1832, was an act of Parliament that introduced wide-ranging changes to the election laws of Ireland. The act was passed at approxi ...

. On its failure by the late 1840s the

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movement developed. Repealer candidates contested the

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in Ireland. Between 1835 and 1841, they formed a pact with the Whigs. Repealer candidates, unaffiliated with the Whig Party, contested the

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and

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general elections.

Electoral statistics

The seats figure in brackets is the position after election petitions and by-elections consequent upon election petitions, had been decided. There were 105 Irish MPs in the period. Votes in 1835 and 1837 are included in the

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totals in Rallings and Thrasher's tables. Sources: Walker and Rallings & Thrasher.

External links

Loyal National Repeal Association

References

*''British Electoral Facts 1832 - 1999'', compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher (Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2000) *''Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922'', edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978) {{Authority control History of Ireland (1801–1923) Irish Repeal party Irish Repeal party Defunct political parties in Ireland 1830 establishments in the United Kingdom 1830 establishments in Ireland 1848 disestablishments in the United Kingdom 1848 disestablishments in Ireland Political parties established in 1830 Political parties disestablished in 1848