1903 South Meath by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 The 1903 South Meath by-election was a by-election held on 9 October 1903 for the British House of Commons constituency of South Meath. The by-election was triggered by the death of the Independent Nationalist Member of Parliament (MP) James Laurence Carew. The Irish Parliamentary Party nominated David Sheehy, a former member for South Galway, as its candidate. The former member for this constituency, John Howard Parnell, had lost to Carew in the previous general election due to an oversight which led to Carew being elected unopposed. Parnell was nominated as an Independent Nationalist. Sheehy was elected with more than twice the votes of Parnell. Result South Meath by-election, 1903The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 191 (215 in web page) Irish Parliamentary Party David Sheehy 2,245 68.5 N/A Independent Nationalist John Howard Parnell 1,031 31.5 New 1,214 37.0 N/A 3,276 54.8 N/A Irish Parliamentary Party Independent Nationalist N/A References The Times, 12 October 1903 See also List of United Kingdom by-elections Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in County Meath constituencies Category:1903 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1903 elections in Ireland Category:October 1903 in the United Kingdom