1903 South Meath by-election
The South Meath by-election, 1903 was a by-election held on 9 October 1903 for the British House of Commons constituency of South Meath.
The by-election was triggered by the death of the Independent Nationalist Member of Parliament (MP) James Laurence Carew.
The Irish Parliamentary Party nominated David Sheehy, a former member for Galway South, as its candidate. The former member for this constituency, John Howard Parnell, had lost to Carew in the previous general election due to an oversight which led to Carew being elected unopposed. Parnell was nominated as an Independent Nationalist. Sheehy was elected with more than twice the votes of Parnell.
Votes[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | David Sheehy | 2,245 | 68.5 | ||
Independent Nationalist | John Howard Parnell | 1,031 | 31.5 | ||
Majority | 1,214 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,276 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary gain from Independent Nationalist | Swing |
References[]
- ^ The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 191 (215 in web page)
- The Times, 12 October 1903
See also[]
- List of United Kingdom by-elections
- South Meath constituency
Categories:
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in County Meath constituencies
- 1903 elections in the United Kingdom
- 1903 elections in Ireland
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Irish constituency stubs