1898 North Down by-election

The North Down by-election of 1898 was held on 7 September 1898. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Irish Unionist Alliance MP, Thomas Waring.[1] It was won by the Irish Unionist Alliance candidate John Blakiston-Houston,[2] who unusually, beat another Irish Unionist Alliance candidate, Thomas Corbett.

Result

1898 North Down by-election[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Unionist	John Blakiston-Houston	3,381	52.1	N/A
	Irish Unionist	Thomas Corbett	3,107	47.9	N/A
Majority			274	4.2	N/A
Turnout			6,488	66.9	N/A
Registered electors			9,702
	Irish Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

External links

• A Vision Of Britain Through Time

References

1. "Dromore an Ulster Diocese" (PDF). celt.ucc.ie.
2. "Leigh Rayment - Commons". leighrayment.com.
3. Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.