1874 City of Durham by-election

The 1874 City of Durham by-election was fought on 13 June 1874. The by-election was fought due to the voiding of the incumbent Liberal MP, Thomas Charles Thompson's election. It was retained by the Liberal candidate Farrer Herschell.[1]

By-election, 13 Jun 1874: Durham (2 seats)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Farrer Herschell 930 27.8 −7.1
Liberal Arthur Monck[n 1] 918 27.5 −5.7
Conservative Francis Duncan 752 22.5 +6.5
Conservative Francis Lyon Barrington 742 22.2 +6.2
Majority 166 5.0 +3.7
Turnout 1,671 (est) 81.2 (est) −3.7
Registered electors 2,059
Liberal hold Swing -6.8
Liberal hold Swing -6.0

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Monck changed his surname to Middleton in 1876


Stub icon 1 Stub icon 2 Stub icon 3

This article about a by-election to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in England is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. ^ "Durham City Nomination". York Herald. 10 June 1874. p. 5. Retrieved 29 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1874_City_of_Durham_by-election&oldid=1189643843"