The 1904 West Cavan 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 West Cavan on 11 June 1904. The election was caused by the death of the sitting member, Thomas McGovern of the Irish Parliamentary Party. Only one candidate was nominated,

Vincent Kennedy Vincent Paul Kennedy (15 February 1876 – 18 November 1943) was an Irish nationalist politician. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for West Cavan from 1904 to 1918, taking his seat as an Irish Parliamentary Party member in the House of Commons ...

of the Irish Parliamentary Party, who was therefore elected unopposed.

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1904 elections in the United Kingdom June 1904 events By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in County Cavan constituencies Unopposed by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Irish constituencies 1904 elections in Ireland {{Ireland-UK-Parl-by-election-stub