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1915 Dublin Harbour by-election

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The 1915 Dublin Harbour by-election was held on 1 October 1915. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Irish Parliamentary Party MP, William Abraham. It was won by the Irish Parliamentary candidate Alfie Byrne.[1]

1915 Dublin Harbour by-election[2] Electorate 8,780
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Alfie Byrne 2,208 58.14 −25.6
Healyite Nationalist Pierce O'Mahony 913 24.04 N/A
Irish Nationalist John Joseph Farrell 677 17.83 N/A
Majority 1,295 34.10 −33.3
Turnout 3,798 43.26 +0.4
Irish Parliamentary hold Swing N/A

References

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  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. ^ British parliamentary election results 1885-1918, Craig, F. W. S. (1974)