Stroud by-election, July 1874

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The Stroud by-election of July was fought on 24 July 1874, due to the election of the incumbent Conservative MP, John Edward Dorington being declared void on petition, due to "bribery, treating, and undue influence". [1]

Stroud (UK Parliament constituency) Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom

Stroud is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by David Drew of the Labour Party.

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. Presently led by Theresa May, it has been the governing party since 2010. It presently has 314 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 249 members of the House of Lords, and 18 members of the European Parliament. It also has 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 9,008 local councillors. One of the major parties of UK politics, it has formed the government on 45 occasions, more than any other party.

It was won by the Liberal candidate Henry Brand. [2]

Liberal Party (UK) political party of the United Kingdom, 1859–1988

The Liberal Party was one of the two major parties in the United Kingdom with the opposing Conservative Party in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The party arose from an alliance of Whigs and free trade Peelites and Radicals favourable to the ideals of the American and French Revolutions in the 1850s. By the end of the 19th century, it had formed four governments under William Gladstone. Despite being divided over the issue of Irish Home Rule, the party returned to government in 1905 and then won a landslide victory in the following year's general election.

Henry Brand, 1st Viscount Hampden British Liberal politician, Speaker of the House of Commons

Henry Bouverie William Brand, 1st Viscount Hampden, was a British Liberal politician. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1872 to 1884.

Stroud by-election, July 1874 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Henry Brand 2,695 50.8 -0.9
Conservative James Thomas Stanton [4] 2,613 49.2 +0.9
Majority 82 1.5 +1.2
Turnout 5,308 89.3 -1.8
Registered electors 5,942
Liberal hold Swing -0.9

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The Stroud by-election of May was fought on 15 May 1874. Caused by the election of Liberal MP, Sebastian Stewart Dickinson being declared void on petition on "account of treating, but the treating was not with knowledge of the candidates".. It was retained by the Liberals.

References

  1. ↑ "Stroud Election Petition". Birmingham Daily Post . 3 July 1874. p. 6. Retrieved 21 January 2018– via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
  2. ↑ "House of Commons". www.leighrayment.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  3. ↑ F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)
  4. ↑ "Stroud". Western Daily Mercury. 24 July 1874. p. 2. Retrieved 21 January 2018– via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).


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