January 1875 Dublin University by-election

The Dublin University by-election of January 1875 was fought on 18–22 January 1875. The byelection was fought due to the resignation (Lord Chancellor of Ireland) of the incumbent Conservative MP, John Thomas Ball. It was won by the Conservative candidate Edward Gibson.

By-election, 21 Jan 1875: Dublin University

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Conservative	Edward Gibson	1,210	48.3	N/A
	Irish Conservative	Alexander Edward Miller	759	30.3	N/A
	Irish Conservative	Anthony Traill	538	21.5	N/A
Majority			451	18.0	N/A
Turnout			2,507	102.8*	N/A
Registered electors			2,438
	Irish Conservative hold

* Walker recorded the vote tally as above, but the electorate he also included was a lower number - at 2,438 - and so this result may be inaccurate.