1874 County Louth by-election
The County Louth by-election of 1874 was fought on 8 April 1874. The byelection was fought due to the double Election, chose to sit for Dundalk of the incumbent Home Rule MP, Philip Callan. It was won by the Home Rule candidate George Harley Kirk.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home Rule | George Kirk | 997 | 66.3 | -7.5 | |
Home Rule | Bernard Charles Molloy | 507 | 33.7 | +7.4 | |
Majority | 490 | 32.6 | +14.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,504 | 64.9 | -14.3 | ||
Registered electors | 2,316 | ||||
Home Rule hold | Swing | -7.5 |
References[]
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- ^ Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
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- 1874 elections in the United Kingdom
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in County Louth constituencies
- 1874 elections in Ireland
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Irish constituency stubs