by-election A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India, or a Zimni election (Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to f ...

was held in the

UK House of Commons The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the upper house, the House of Lords, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. The House of Commons is an elected body consisting of 650 mem ...

constituency of Cork City on 25 May 1876 due to the death of

Joseph Philip Ronayne Joseph Philip Ronayne (c. 1822 – 7 May 1876) was an Irish civil engineer notable for his role in the development of Irish railways. A member of the Home Rule League, he was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Cork City from 1872 to 1876. Career ...

, one of the two incumbent Home Rule League MPs, on 7 May 1876. It was won by the Conservative candidate

William Goulding William Goulding (15 November 1817 – 8 December 1884) was an Irish Conservative Party politician from Cork. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1876 to 1880. At the general election in February 1874, he was stood unsuccessfully as a cand ...

because the

Home Rule Home rule is government of a colony, dependent country, or region by its own citizens. It is thus the power of a part (administrative division) of a state or an external dependent country to exercise such of the state's powers of governance wit ...

vote was split between two candidates. It was the last time that a parliamentary election for Cork City was won by a Conservative or Unionist.

References

Elections in Cork (city) By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in County Cork constituencies 1876 elections in the United Kingdom 1876 elections in Ireland {{Ireland-UK-Parl-by-election-stub