1906 Galway Borough by-election

The 1906 Galway Borough by-election was held on 3 November 1906. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Irish Parliamentary MP, Charles Ramsay Devlin, in order to return to Canada. It was won by the Irish Parliamentary candidate Stephen Gwynn.[1]

1906 Galway Borough by-election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Stephen Gwynn 983 63.7 N/A
Independent Nationalist John Shawe-Taylor 559 36.3 New
Majority 424 27.4 N/A
Turnout 1,542 70.0 N/A
Registered electors 2,202
Irish Parliamentary hold Swing N/A

1906 Galway Borough by-election
3 November 1906

Galway Borough (constituency)
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Stephen Gwynn Frank Shawe-Taylor
Party Irish Parliamentary Independent Nationalist
Popular vote 983 559

References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. "Galway Borough Election". Nottingham Evening Post. 5 November 1906. Retrieved 15 October 2016 via British Newspaper Archive.


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