1894 South Kilkenny by-election

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The 1894 South Kilkenny by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the United Kingdom House of Commons constituency of South Kilkenny on 7 September 1894. The vacancy arose because of the resignation of the sitting member, Patrick Chance of the Irish National Federation. Only one candidate was nominated, Samuel Morris representing the Irish National Federation, who was elected unopposed. [1] [2]

Result

1894 South Kilkenny by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish National Federation Samuel Morris Unopposed N/AN/A
Majority
Turnout
Irish National Federation hold Swing

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References

  1. F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1885–1918.
  2. "Leigh Rayment - Commons". leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)