1887 North East Cork by-election

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The North East Cork by-election, 1887 was a parliamentary by-election held for the United Kingdom House of Commons constituency of North East Cork on 16 May 1887. The vacancy arose because of the resignation of the sitting member, Edmund Leamy of the Irish Parliamentary Party. In the ensuing by-election another Irish Parliamentary Party candidate, William O'Brien, former member for South Tyrone, was elected unopposed. [1] [2]

By-elections, also spelled bye-elections, are used to fill elected offices that have become vacant between general elections.

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References

  1. The Times, 17 May 1887.
  2. The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 188 (212 in web page)