The October 1917 Dublin University by-election was held on 5 October 1917. The by-election was held due to the incumbent Irish Unionist MP, Arthur Warren Samuels, becoming Solicitor-General for Ireland. It was retained by Samuels who was unopposed due to a War-time electoral pact.[1]
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edit- ^ Craig, Fred W. S. (1987). Chronology of British parliamentary by-elections, 1833-1987. Chichester, West Sussex: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 301. ISBN 978-0-900178-31-3.