1886 West Down by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 The 1886 West Down, by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the United Kingdom House of Commons constituency of West Down on 13 August 1886. Following the general election of that year and the formation of a new government, Lord Arthur Hill, elected member for the constituency, was appointed to the post of Comptroller of the Household, which by the rules of the time required him to submit to re-election. No other candidate was nominated, and therefore Hill was elected unopposed.The Times, 14 August 1886The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 189 (213 in web page) References Category:1886 elections in the United Kingdom Category:19th century in County Down Category:August 1886 in the United Kingdom Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in County Down constituencies Category:Unopposed ministerial by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Irish constituencies Category:1886 elections in Ireland