1888 South Longford by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 The 1888 South Longford by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the United Kingdom House of Commons constituency of South Longford on 30 June 1888. Vacancy The vacancy arose because of the resignation of the sitting member, Laurence Connolly of the Irish Parliamentary Party. Only one candidate was nominated, James Gubbins Fitzgerald of the Irish Parliamentary Party, who was elected unopposed.The Times, 2 July 1888The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 190 (214 in web page) References Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in County Longford constituencies Category:1888 elections in the United Kingdom Category:Unopposed by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Irish constituencies Category:June 1888 in the United Kingdom Category:1888 elections in Ireland