1906 Mid Cork by-election

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The 1906 Mid Cork by-election was held on 31 December. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent MP, D. D. Sheehan, who had been expelled from the Irish Parliamentary Party. Sheehan ran as Independent Labour and was elected unopposed. [1] He remained as MP for the constituency until 1918. [2]

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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. "House of Commons". leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)