1880 Drogheda by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 The 1880 Drogheda by-election was fought on 2 March 1880. The by-election, to the United Kingdom House of Commons, arose through the death of the incumbent Home Rule League Member of Parliament, William Hagarty O'Leary. It was won by Benjamin Whitworth, who had previously sat for the seat as a Liberal but on this occasion announced that he supported the Home Rule cause. He had resigned his current seat, at Kilkenny, in order to run. He received 382 votes as against 181 for J. McCoan, candidate of the Home Rule League. It was reported that 150 Conservative voters had abstained in response to a circular from the party."Election Intelligence." The Times, 3 Mar. 1880: 7. Drogheda by-election, 1880Drogheda Election Freeman's Journal 3 March 1880 6 October 2016 http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000056/18800303/025/0006 British Newspaper Archive subscription Liberal Party (UK) Benjamin Whitworth 382 67.8 +18.7 Home Rule League Mr. J. McCoan 181 32.1 -18.8 201 35.7 N/A 563 75.8 +3.1 Liberal Party (UK) Home Rule League +18.8 References Category:Drogheda Category:1880 elections in the United Kingdom Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in County Louth constituencies Category:1880 elections in Ireland