The 1906 East Tyrone by-election was held on 25 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]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Thomas Michael Kettle | 3,018 | 50.2 | −0.2 | |
Irish Unionist | William John MacGeagh MacCaw | 3,000 | 49.8 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 18 | 0.4 | −0.4 | ||
Turnout | 6.018 | 95.6 | −0.9 | ||
Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | -0.2 |
References
edit- ^ Freeman's Journal 27 July 1906 p.7
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs