1888 South Sligo by-election
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The South Sligo by-election, 1888 was a parliamentary by-election held for the United Kingdom House of Commons constituency of South Sligo on 6 July 1888. The vacancy arose because of the resignation of the sitting member, Edward Joseph Kennedy of the Irish Parliamentary Party. Only one candidate was nominated, Edmund Leamy of the Irish Parliamentary Party, formerly MP for Waterford City and Cork North East, who was elected unopposed.[1][2]
References
- ^ The Times, 7 July 1888
- ^ The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 192 (216 in web page)
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- 1888 in Ireland
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in County Sligo constituencies
- 1888 elections in the United Kingdom
- Unopposed by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Irish constituencies
- July 1888 events
- 1880s elections in Ireland
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