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The 1874 Dublin University by-election was held on 16 March 1874. The by-election was held due to the incumbent Conservative MP, John Thomas Ball, becoming Attorney General for Ireland. It was retained by the incumbent. [1]
The 1874 United Kingdom general election saw the incumbent Liberals, led by William Gladstone, lose decisively, even though their party won a majority of the votes cast. Benjamin Disraeli's Conservatives won the majority of seats in the House of Commons, largely because they won a number of uncontested seats. It was the first Conservative victory in a general election since 1841. Gladstone's decision to call an election surprised his colleagues, for they were aware of large sectors of discontent in their coalition. For example, the nonconformists were upset with education policies; many working-class people disliked the new trade union laws and the restrictions on drinking. The Conservatives were making gains in the middle-class, Gladstone wanted to abolish the income tax, but failed to carry his own cabinet. The result was a disaster for the Liberals, who went from 387 MPs to only 242. Conservatives jumped from 271 to 350. Gladstone himself noted: "We have been swept away in a torrent of gin and beer".
The 1877 Dublin University by-election was fought on 13 February 1877. The by-election was held due to the incumbent Conservative MP, Edward Gibson, becoming Attorney-General for Ireland. It was retained by the incumbent.
The 1874 Galway Borough by-election was held on 29 June 1874. The byelection 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.
The 1874 Falkirk Burghs by-election was fought on 26 March 1874. The byelection was fought due to the disqualification of the incumbent Liberal MP, John Ramsay, who held a government contract. It was retained by Ramsay who was unopposed.
The March 1874 Galway Borough by-election was held on 20 March 1874. The byelection was held due to the succession to a peerage of the incumbent Home Rule MP, William St Lawrence. It was won by the Home Rule candidate Frank Hugh O'Donnell. An election petition alleged bribery and intimidation on the part of O'Donnell's supporters, and his election was declared void under the Parliamentary Elections Act 1868. This resulted in another by-election in June.
A by-election was held on 18 March 1874 in County Dublin due to the incumbent Conservative MP, Thomas Edward Taylor, becoming Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, requiring a ministerial by-election. It was retained by the incumbent.
The 1874 North Devonshire by-election was fought on 18 March 1874. The by-election was fought due to the incumbent Conservative MP, Sir Stafford Northcote, becoming Chancellor of the Exchequer. It was retained by the incumbent.
The 1874 East Gloucestershire by-election was held on 17 March 1874. The by-election was held due to the incumbent Conservative MP, Michael Hicks Beach, becoming Chief Secretary for Ireland. It was retained by the incumbent.
The 1874 New Shoreham by-election was held on 13 March 1874. The by-election was fought due to the incumbent Conservative MP, Stephen Cave, becoming Judge Advocate General, as it was common practice at the time to vacate a seat in being appointed to cabinet. Cave retained his seat without a challenger.
The 1874 Waitemata by-elections were two by-elections held on 28 July and 8 September 1874 in the Waitemata electorate during the 5th New Zealand Parliament.
The 1874 Franklin by-election was a by-election held on 9 April 1874 in the Franklin electorate during the 5th New Zealand Parliament.
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