June 1874 Galway Borough by-election

The 1874 Galway Borough by-election was held on 29 June 1874. The by-election was held due to the void election of the incumbent Home Rule MP, Frank Hugh O'Donnell, in the March by-election. It was won by the Home Rule candidate Michael Francis Ward.[1]

Galway Borough by-election, June 1874
Registered electors 1,444[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Home Rule Michael Francis Ward 726 71.6 N/A
Liberal James Henry Monahan 288 28.4 N/A
Majority 438 43.2 +32.3
Turnout 1,014 70.2 +8.8
Home Rule hold Swing N/A

References

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  1. ^ "House of Commons". www.leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008. Retrieved 17 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Walker, Brian Mercer (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 120.


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