1874 Oxford by-election

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The 1874 Oxford by-election was fought on 16 March 1874. The byelection was fought due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Liberal MP, Edward Cardwell. It was won by the Conservative candidate Alexander William Hall. [1]

1874 Oxford by-election (1 seat) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alexander William Hall 2,554 55.0 +22.7
Liberal John Delaware Lewis [3] 2,09245.0-22.7
Majority46210.0N/A
Turnout 4,64681.8+2.5
Registered electors 5,680
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +22.7

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References

  1. "Leigh Rayment - Commons". leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)
  3. "Mr J. D. Lewis" . North Devon Journal . 26 February 1874. p. 3. Retrieved 14 January 2018 via British Newspaper Archive.