The 1890 North Donegal by-election was a parliamentary
by-election
A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, or a bypoll in India, is an election used to fill an office that has become vacant between general elections.
A vacancy may arise as a result of an incumben ...
held for the United Kingdom House of Commons
constituency
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...
of
North Donegal on 25 June 1890. The vacancy arose because of the resignation of the sitting member,
James Edward O'Doherty of the
Irish Parliamentary Party
The Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP; commonly called the Irish Party or the Home Rule Party) was formed in 1874 by Isaac Butt, the leader of the Nationalist Party, replacing the Home Rule League, as official parliamentary party for Irish nati ...
. Only one candidate was nominated,
James Rochfort Maguire representing the Irish Parliamentary Party, who was elected unopposed.
[''The Times'', 26 June 1890]