1906 East Tyrone by-election

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1906 East Tyrone by-election
25 July 1906

East Tyrone (constituency)
 First partySecond party
 
CandidateThomas Michael KettleWilliam John MacGeagh MacCaw
Party Irish Parliamentary Irish Unionist
Popular vote3,0183,000
Percentage50.2%49.8%

The 1906 East Tyrone by-election was held on 25 July 1906. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Irish Parliamentary MP, Patrick Doogan. It was won by 18 votes by the Irish Parliamentary candidate Tom Kettle. [1] [2]

By-election 25 July 1906 : East Tyrone
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary Thomas Michael Kettle 3,018 50.2
Irish Unionist William John MacGeagh MacCaw3,00049.8
Majority180.4
Turnout 6,29995.6
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

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References

  1. Freeman's Journal 27 July 1906 p.7
  2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs