1905 Cork City by-election

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The 1905 Cork City by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the United Kingdom House of Commons constituency of Cork City on 14 June 1905. The vacancy arose because of the death of the sitting member, J. F. X. O'Brien of the Irish Parliamentary Party. Only one candidate was nominated, Augustine Roche representing the Irish Parliamentary Party, who was elected unopposed. [1] [2]

Result

Cork City by-election, 1905
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary Augustine Roche Unopposed N/AN/A
Irish Parliamentary hold

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References

  1. Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN   0901714127.
  2. "Leigh Rayment - Commons". leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.