Galway County by-election, 1871

The County Galway by-election of 1871 was held on 21 February 1871. The byelection was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Liberal MP, Hubert de Burgh-Canning. It was won by the unopposed pro Home Rule candidate Mitchell Henry.[1] The gain was retained in the 1874 general election.

References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 1)


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.