1903 South Kildare by-election

The 1903 South Kildare by-election was held on 23 May 1903, after the seat was vacated when incumbent Irish Parliamentary Party MP Matthew Minch resigned.{{Cite web |title=Mr Matthew Minch (Hansard) |url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-matthew-minch/index.html |access-date=2024-08-28 |website=api.parliament.uk}} The by-election was won by the IPP candidate Denis Kilbride, who stood unopposed.{{Cite web |title=Mr Denis Kilbride (Hansard) |url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-denis-kilbride/index.html |access-date=2024-08-28 |website=api.parliament.uk}} Kilbride, who had been convicted of Incitement to Murder in December 1902, was serving a sentence in Mountjoy Prison.{{Cite web |title=Pilot, Volume 66, Number 22 — 30 May 1903 — Boston College Newspapers |url=https://newspapers.bc.edu/?a=d&d=pilot19030530-01.2.10 |access-date=2024-08-28 |website=newspapers.bc.edu}} He was invited to stand as a candidate by the local United Irish League as a protest at perceived jury packing.