1913 Leix by-election

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The 1913 Leix by-election was held on 9 June 1913. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Irish Parliamentary MP, Patrick Aloysius Meehan. It was won by his son the Irish Parliamentary candidate Patrick Joseph Meehan, [1] who was unopposed.

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  1. "House of Commons". 9 November 2017. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)