The 1890 West Donegal by-election was a parliamentary by-election 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 West Donegal on 30 May 1890. The vacancy arose because of the resignation of the sitting member,

Patrick O'Hea Patrick O'Hea (born 1848) was an Irish nationalist politician and a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1885 to 1890. At the 1885 general election he was elected unopposed as an Irish Parliamentary Party MP for the newly created West Donegal cons ...

of the Irish Parliamentary Party. Only one candidate was nominated,

James Joseph Dalton James Joseph Dalton (6 February 1861 – 10 July 1924)'Death of Mr J. J. Dalton: Noted Orange Resident', ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 11 July 1924 was an Irish nationalist Member of Parliament (MP) for West Donegal from 1890 to 1892. James Jos ...

of the Irish Parliamentary Party, who was elected unopposed.''The Times'', 31 May 1890The Constitutional Year Book
1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 188 (212 in web page)

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1890 elections in the United Kingdom May 1890 events By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in County Donegal constituencies Unopposed by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Irish constituencies 1890 elections in Ireland {{Ireland-UK-Parl-by-election-stub