1853 Liverpool by-election

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The 1853 Liverpool by-election was held due to the previous election of two Conservative MPs being declared void. It resulted in the election of the Conservative MPs Charles Turner and Thomas Horsfall.[1]

Liverpool by-election, 1853 (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Horsfall 6,034 34.4
Conservative Henry Thomas Liddell 5,543 31.6
Liberal Sir Thomas Erskine Perry 4,673 26.7
Conservative J B Moore 1,274 7.3
Majority 870 4.9
Turnout 17,524
Registered electors 16,182
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

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