The 1887 South Kerry by-election was a parliamentary
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 ...
held for the United Kingdom House of Commons
constituency
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger State (polity), state (a country, administrative region, ...
of
South Kerry on 27 September 1887. The vacancy arose because of the resignation of the sitting member,
John O'Connor of the
Irish Parliamentary Party. In the resulting by-election another Irish Parliamentary Party candidate,
Denis Kilbride
Denis Kilbride (September 1848 – 24 October 1924) was an Ireland, Irish Irish Nationalism, nationalist politician, who as member of the Irish Parliamentary Party represented South Kerry (UK Parliament constituency), South Kerry (1887–1895), a ...
, a tenant farmer, was elected unopposed.
[''Whitaker's Almanac'', 1891.]