1898 North Down by-election
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The North Down by-election of 1898 was held on 7 September 1898. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Irish Unionist Alliance MP, Thomas Waring.[1] It was won by the Irish Unionist Alliance candidate John Blakiston-Houston,[2] who unusually, beat another Irish Unionist Alliance candidate, Thomas Corbett.
Result
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Unionist | John Blakiston-Houston | 3,381 | 52.1 | N/A | |
Irish Unionist | Thomas Corbett | 3,107 | 47.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 274 | 4.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,488 | 66.9 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 9,702 | ||||
Irish Unionist hold | Swing | N/A |
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Dromore an Ulster Diocese" (PDF). celt.ucc.ie.
- ^ "Leigh Rayment - Commons". leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.
- ^ Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
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