February 1875 Dublin University by-election

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The February 1875 Dublin University by-election was held on 11 February 1875. The by-election was held due to the incumbent Conservative MP, David Robert Plunket, becoming Solicitor General for Ireland. It was retained by the incumbent. [1]

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References

  1. Craig, Frederick Walter Scott (1987). Chronology of British parliamentary by-elections, 1833-1986. Chichester: Parliamentary research services. p. 283. ISBN   978-0-900178-31-3.