John Patrick Somers (1791–1862)[1][2] was an Irish Liberal, Repeal Association and Whig politician.
[5] At the resulting by-election in April, Somers again stood as a Repeal Association candidate, but was defeated by the Liberal Charles Towneley.
But this election too was overturned, due to Towneley being guilty of treating,[6] and at the next by-election in July, Somers was again re-elected as a Repeal Association candidate.
[5] Nevertheless, Somers persisted, standing unsuccessfully at the 1857 by-election caused by Sadleir's death, when he was beaten by the Conservative candidate, John Arthur Wynne.
[9] The revisited results put his opponent, Wynne, one vote ahead, and Somers was again unseated in July 1857, almost four months after the general election.