1914 East Galway by-election

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The 1914 East Galway by-election was held on 4 December 1914. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Irish Parliamentary MP, John Roche. It was won by the Irish Parliamentary candidate James Cosgrave [1] who was unopposed due to a War-time electoral pact.

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