1904 Cork City by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 The 1904 Cork City by-election took place in Cork City on 19 August 1904.Craig F. W. S. https://books.google.com/books?id=ah2vCwAAQBAJ&dq=1904+Cork+City+by-election&pg=PA591 British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918 1974-06-18 Springer 978-1-349-02298-4 enhttps://books.google.com/books?id=AhxDAQAAMAAJ&q=1904+Cork+City+by-election The Constitutional Year Book 1922 Conservative central office en It followed the passage of the Land Purchase (Ireland) Act 1903, fought for by Cork MP William O'Brien of the Irish Parliamentary Party. In this he was opposed by his colleagues in the party for having achieved Land Reform before Home Rule. In disgust, O'Brien closed his newspaper the Irish People and resigned his seat on 1 January 1904. Eventually the writ was moved to fill the vacant seat and O'Brien was nominated. William O'Brien was returned unopposed. References Category:1904 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1904 elections in Ireland Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in County Cork constituencies