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1906 East Tyrone by-election

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1906 East Tyrone by-election
5 July 1906

East Tyrone (constituency)
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Thomas Michael Kettle William John MacGeagh MacCaw
Party Irish Parliamentary Irish Unionist
Popular vote 3,018 3,000

The 1906 East Tyrone by-election was held on 5 July 1906. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Irish Parliamentary MP, Patrick Doogan. It was won by 18 votes by the Irish Parliamentary candidate Tom Kettle.[1][2]

By-election 25 July 1906 : Tyrone East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Thomas Michael Kettle 3,018 50.2
Irish Unionist William John MacGeagh MacCaw 3,000 49.8
Majority 18 0.4
Turnout 6,299 95.6
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

References

  1. ^ Freeman's Journal 27 July 1906 p.7
  2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs