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1906 Galway Borough by-election

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The Galway Borough by-election of 1906 was held on 3 November 1906. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Irish Parliamentary MP, Charles Ramsay Devlin, in order to return to Canada. It was won by the Irish Parliamentary candidate Stephen Gwynn.[1]

Galway Borough by-election, 1906[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Stephen Gwynn 983 63.7 N/A
Ind. Nationalist John Shawe-Taylor 559 36.3 N/A
Majority 424 27.5 N/A
Turnout 1,542 70.0 N/A
Registered electors 2,202
Irish Parliamentary hold Swing N/A

References

  1. ^ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
  2. ^ "Galway Borough Election". Nottingham Evening Post. 5 November 1906. Retrieved 15 October 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)