1917 Kilkenny City by-election

The 1917 Kilkenny City by-election was held on 10 August 1917. It followed the death of the incumbent Irish Parliamentary Party MP, Pat O'Brien. It was won by the Sinn Féin candidate W. T. Cosgrave,[1] who defeated John Magennis, a three-time Mayor of Kilkenny. Cosgrave won while he was in prison for his role in the Easter Rising.

Magennis went on to be Mayor on three more occasions, while Cosgrave went on to serve for ten years as President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State.

Result

Kilkenny City by-election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Sinn Féin W. T. Cosgrave 772 66.3 New
Irish Parliamentary John Magennis 392 33.7 N/A
Majority 380 32.6 N/A
Turnout 1,164 68.4 N/A
Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing N/A

References

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs


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