The 1909 North Sligo by-election was held on 5 August 1909. The

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 due to the death of the incumbent Irish Parliamentary MP,

Patrick Aloysius McHugh Patrick Aloysius "P.A." McHugh (1858 – 30 May 1909), also spelt M’Hugh, was an Irish Nationalist politician. He sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom as the Member of Parliament for North Leitrim, from 1892 to 1906, and for No ...

. It was won by the Irish Parliamentary candidate

Thomas Scanlan Thomas Scanlan (21 May 1874 – 9 January 1930) was an Irish barrister and nationalist politician. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for North Sligo from 1909 to 1918, as a member of the Irish Parliamentary Party in the House of Commons of the ...

, who was unopposed.

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1909 elections in Ireland 1909 elections in the United Kingdom By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in County Sligo constituencies Unopposed by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom (need citation) {{Ireland-UK-Parl-by-election-stub