January 1875 Dublin University by-election
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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.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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.
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