1879 County Cork by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 The 1879 County Cork by-election was fought on 17 February 1879. The by-election was fought due to the death of the incumbent Home Rule MP, McCarthy Downing. It was won by the Home Rule candidate David la Touche Colthurst.May 2021 The main issues were Home Rule and fixed tenure for tenant farmers, with the Home Rule candidate (a Catholic convert) being backed by the Catholic church.Cork County Election Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette 18 February 1879 6 October 2016 http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000289/18790218/023/0003 British Newspaper Archive subscription 1879 County Cork by-electionCork County Election The Irishman 22 February 1879 6 October 2016 http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001423/18790222/032/0005 British Newspaper Archive subscription Home Rule League Colonel David la Touche Colthurst 8,157 80.1 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Sir George Colthurst 2,027 19.9 New 6,130 60.2 N/A 10,184 66.3 N/A Home Rule League N/A References Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in County Cork constituencies Category:1879 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1879 elections in Ireland