1888 Dublin University by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 The 1888 Dublin University by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the United Kingdom House of Commons constituency of Dublin University on 3 February 1888. When one of the members in this two-seat constituency, Dodgson Hamilton Madden, was appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland, the rule at the time required him to submit to re-election. Madden was the only candidate in the by-election and was therefore elected unopposed.Whitaker's Almanac, 1891The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 195 (219 in web page) References Category:1888 elections in the United Kingdom Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Dublin University Category:Unopposed ministerial by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Irish constituencies Category:February 1888 in the United Kingdom Category:1888 elections in Ireland