South Meath by-election, 1903
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The South Meath by-election, 1903 was a by-election
held on 9 October 1903 for the British House of Commons
constituency
of South Meath
.
The by-election was triggered by the death of the Independent Nationalist
Member of Parliament
(MP) James Laurence Carew
.
The Irish Parliamentary Party nominated David Sheehy
, a former member for Galway South, as its candidate. The former member for this constituency, John Howard Parnell
, had lost to Carew in the previous general election
due to an oversight which led to Carew being elected unopposed. Parnell was nominated as an Independent Nationalist. Sheehy was elected with more than twice the votes of Parnell.
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
held on 9 October 1903 for the British House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
constituency
United Kingdom constituencies
In the United Kingdom , each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly.Within the United Kingdom there are now five bodies with members elected by constituencies:...
of South Meath
South Meath (UK Parliament constituency)
South Meath was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885–1922.Prior to the 1885 general election the area was part of the Meath . From 1922 it was not represented in the UK Parliament....
.
The by-election was triggered by the death of the Independent Nationalist
Independent Nationalist
Independent Nationalist was a political title frequently used by Irish nationalists when contesting elections to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland not as members of the Irish Parliamentary Party, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.In the...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) James Laurence Carew
James Laurence Carew
James Laurence Carew was an Irish nationalist politician and Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom...
.
The Irish Parliamentary Party nominated David Sheehy
David Sheehy
David Sheehy was an Irish nationalist politician. He was a Member of Parliament from 1885 to 1900 and from 1903 to 1918, taking his seat as a member of the Irish Parliamentary Party in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.- Political career :Born in Limerick, he...
, a former member for Galway South, as its candidate. The former member for this constituency, John Howard Parnell
John Howard Parnell
John Howard Parnell was an older brother of the Irish Nationalist leader Charles Stewart Parnell and after his brother’s death was himself a Parnellite Nationalist Member of Parliament, for South Meath from 1895 to 1900...
, had lost to Carew in the previous general election
United Kingdom general election, 1900
-Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1900*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-External links:***-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**...
due to an oversight which led to Carew being elected unopposed. Parnell was nominated as an Independent Nationalist. Sheehy was elected with more than twice the votes of Parnell.
Votes
See also
- List of United Kingdom by-elections
- South Meath constituencySouth Meath (UK Parliament constituency)South Meath was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885–1922.Prior to the 1885 general election the area was part of the Meath . From 1922 it was not represented in the UK Parliament....