1908 North Leitrim by-election

The 1908 North Leitrim by-election was held on 21 February 1908. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Irish Parliamentary MP, Charles Dolan in order to re-fight the constituency on behalf of Sinn Féin. Dolan had quit the Parliamentary Party over dissatisfaction with its recent performance. The party for which he ran, Sinn Féin, was just over two years old and lacked any real financial power. Dolan lost to the Irish Parliamentary candidate Francis Meehan.[1]

Sinn Féin ran their campaign from their office on Castle Street in Manorhamilton. Their Director of Elections was Seán Mac Diarmada of Corranmore, Kiltyclogher, who was later a signatory of the Proclamation of the Irish Republic and was executed as one of the leaders of the 1916 Rising.[2]

Results
North Leitrim by-election, 1908[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Francis Meehan 3,103 72.8 N/A
Sinn Féin Charles Dolan 1,157 27.2 New
Majority 1,946 45.6 N/A
Turnout 4,335 68.5 N/A
Irish Parliamentary hold Swing N/A

References
  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. "Leitrim marks historic Sinn Féin election". An Phoblacht. Dublin. 23 October 2008. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  3. "CJ Dolan's original Leitrim Guardian" (PDF). Leitrim Guardian. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.


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