- Mid Armagh by-election, 1886
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The Mid Armagh by-election, 1886 was a parliamentary by-election held on 1 February 1886 for the British House of Commons constituency of Mid Armagh in Ireland. The seat had become vacant when the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) John McKane had died on 11 January 1886. McKane had held the seat since it had been created for the 1885 general election. The Conservative candidate, Sir James Corry, previously an MP for Belfast, held the seat for the party.
Result
Mid Armagh by-election, 1886 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Sir James Corry, Bt. 3,930 56.92 -4.12 Liberal Thomas Dickson 2,974 43.08 N/A Majority 956 13.85 -8.22 Turnout 8,169 84.51 +0.72 Conservative hold Swing N/A References
- Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
« 22nd Parliament « By-elections to the 23rd Parliament of the United Kingdom » 24th Parliament » 1886 January: Croydon • Carlow County • Edinburgh South • February: Mid Armagh • Birmingham West • Derby • Edinburgh South • Sheffield Brightside • Edinburghshire • Hawick Burghs • North Monaghan • Stirling Burghs • Galway • Hackney South • Elgin Burghs • Leeds South • Newcastle-upon-Tyne • Mid Northamptonshire • Queen’s County Ossory • North West Staffordshire • Banffshire • Berwickshire • Clackmannan and Kinross • Great Grimsby • Luton • Grantham • South Somerset • Cardiff Boroughs • March: Battersea • Flintshire • April: Halifax • Barrow-in-Furness • Norwich • Ipswich • Clitheroe • Bradford CentralCategories:- 1886 elections in the United Kingdom
- 1886 in Ireland
- By-elections to the United Kingdom Parliament in Northern Irish constituencies
- Politics of County Armagh
- British election stubs
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