1909 North Sligo by-election

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The 1909 North Sligo by-election was held on 5 August 1909. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Irish Parliamentary MP, Patrick Aloysius McHugh. It was won by the Irish Parliamentary candidate Thomas Scanlan, [1] who was unopposed.

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