1906 East Tyrone by-election
25 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
Percentage 50.2% 49.8%

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]

By-election 25 July 1906 : East Tyrone
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


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