The 1873 Shaftesbury by-election was held on 30 August 1873. The by-election was held due to the succession to the peerage of the incumbent MP of the Liberal Party, George Glyn. It was won by the Conservative candidate Vere Fane Benett-Stanford. [1]
The 1872 and 1873 United States House of Representatives elections, coincided with the re-election of U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant.
Lyttelton is a former New Zealand parliamentary electorate. It existed from 1853 to 1890, and again from 1893 to 1996, when it was replaced by the Banks Peninsula electorate.
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the seventh parliament of New South Wales held their seats from 1872 to 1874.</ref> The 182 election was held between 13 February and 28 March 1872 with parliament first meeting on 30 April 1872. There were 72 members elected for 52 single member electorates, 6 two member electorates and 2 four member electorates. The maximum term of this parliament was 3 years. However the assembly was dissolved after 32 months. Henry Parkes was the premier for the duration of the parliament. The Speaker was William Arnold.
The 1872 and 1873 United States Senate elections were elections which had the Republican Party, while still retaining a commanding majority, lose two seats in the United States Senate. By the beginning of the Congress, however, they'd lost three more: two as defections to the Liberal Republican Party, and one a resignation of Henry Wilson to become U.S. Vice President. These elections also coincided with President Ulysses S. Grant's easy re-election.
The by-election for Lyttelton in 1873 was a by-election held in the Lyttelton electorate during the 5th Parliament of New Zealand, on 19 May 1873.
The 1873 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts was held in March 1873 to fill the vacancy left by Senator Henry Wilson, who resigned to become Vice President of the United States. George S. Boutwell won the election.
The election to the United States House of Representatives in Florida was held November 5, 1872, for two seats elected at large. This election was held at the same time as the 1872 Presidential election and the gubernatorial election.
The 1873 Invercargill by-election was a by-election during the 5th New Zealand Parliament in the Southland electorate of Invercargill. The by-election occurred following the resignation of MP William Henderson Calder and was won by John Cuthbertson.
The 1873 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on January 21, 1873. Simon Cameron was re-elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.
General elections to the Cortes Generales were held in Spain on May 10, 1873. At stake were all 383 seats in the Congress of Deputies. The Federal Democratic Republican Party won the elections.
The 1873 Minnesota gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1873 to elect the governor of Minnesota.
Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Monday 1 November 1873. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
The 1873 Mongonui and Bay of Islands by-election was held on 24 July 1873 in the Mongonui and Bay of Islands electorate in Northland during the 5th New Zealand Parliament after the sitting member, John McLeod, resigned. The by-election was won by John William Williams.
The 1873 Waikouaiti by-election was a by-election held on 23 July 1873 in the Waikouaiti electorate during the 5th New Zealand Parliament.
The 1873 Collingwood by-election was a by-election held on 9 December 1873 in the Collingwood electorate during the 5th New Zealand Parliament.
The 1873 Wakatipu by-election was a by-election held on 19 August 1873 in the Wakatipu electorate during the 5th New Zealand Parliament.
The 1873 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1873. Republican Governor William B. Washburn was re-elected to a third term in office over Democrat William Gaston.
In the 1873 Iowa State Senate elections, Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the fifteenth Iowa General Assembly. Elections were held in 23 of the state senate's 50 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate.