The 1901 Mid Cork 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
Mid Cork on 17 May 1901. The vacancy arose because of the death of the sitting member, Dr
Charles Tanner of the
Irish Parliamentary Party.
Various candidates were mooted, including
John O'Connor, former MP for
South Tipperary
South Tipperary ( ga, Tiobraid Árann Theas) was a county in Ireland. It was part of the South-East Region and was also located in the province of Munster. It was named after the town of Tipperary and consisted of 52% of the land area of the t ...
. However, the final choice for the Irish Parliamentary Party was
D. D. Sheehan
Daniel Desmond Sheehan, usually known as D. D. Sheehan (28 May 1873 – 28 November 1948) was an Irish Irish Nationalism, nationalist, politician, Labour movement, labour leader, journalist, barrister and author. He served as Member of Parliament ...
, considered as representing the interests of labour. Sheehan was the only candidate nominated, and therefore elected unopposed.
[''The Times'', 17 May 1901]