1905 North Kildare by-election

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The 1905 North Kildare by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the United Kingdom House of Commons constituency of North Kildare on 14 February 1905. The vacancy arose because of the death of the sitting member, Edmund Leamy of the Irish Parliamentary Party. Only one candidate was nominated, John O'Connor representing the Irish Parliamentary Party, who was elected unopposed. [1] [2]

Result

1905 North Kildare by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary John O'Connor Unopposed N/AN/A
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Irish Parliamentary hold Swing

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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 25 June 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)