1886 Mid Armagh by-election

UK parliamentary by-election December 2023 November 2013 The 1886 Mid Armagh by-election 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, 1886The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 187 (211 in web page) Conservative Party (UK) Sir James Corry, Bt. 3,930 56.92 -4.12 Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Alexander Dickson 2,974 43.08 New 956 13.84 -8.23 8,169 84.51 +0.72 Conservative Party (UK) References Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978) Category:1886 elections in the United Kingdom Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in County Armagh constituencies Category:19th century in County Armagh Category:1886 elections in Ireland