March 1874 Galway Borough by-election

March 1874 Galway Borough by-election

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Constituency of Galway Borough
Registered	1,444
Turnout	64.9% (3.5%)
First party Second party   Lib Candidate Frank Hugh O'Donnell Pierce Joyce Party Home Rule Liberal Popular vote 579 358 Percentage 61.8% 38.2%
MP before election William St Lawrence Home Rule Elected MP Frank Hugh O'Donnell Home Rule

The March 1874 Galway Borough by-election was held on 20 March 1874. The by-election 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. ^[1] 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.

March 1874 Galway Borough by-election (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Home Rule	Frank Hugh O'Donnell	579	61.8	N/A
	Liberal	Pierce Joyce	358	38.2	New
Majority			221	23.6	+12.7
Turnout			937	64.9	+3.5
Registered electors			1,444
	Home Rule hold		Swing	N/A

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs