1909 South Kilkenny by-election

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The 1909 South Kilkenny by-election was held on 10 August 1909. The by-election was held due to the incumbent Irish Parliamentary MP, Nicholas Joseph Murphy, being declared bankrupt. It was won by the Irish Parliamentary candidate Matthew Keating, [1] being elected unopposed.

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