1874_City_of_Durham_by-election Knowpia

The 1874 City of Durham by-election was fought on 13 June 1874. The by-election was fought due to the voiding of the incumbent Liberal MP, Thomas Charles Thompson's election. It was retained by the Liberal candidate Farrer Herschell.^[1]

By-election, 13 Jun 1874: Durham (2 seats)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Farrer Herschell	930	27.8	-7.1
	Liberal	Arthur Monck^{[n 1]}	918	27.5	-5.7
	Conservative	Francis Duncan	752	22.5	+6.5
	Conservative	Francis Lyon Barrington	742	22.2	+6.2
Majority			166	5.0	+3.7
Turnout			1,671 (est)	81.2 (est)	-3.7
Registered electors			2,059
	Liberal hold		Swing	-6.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	-6.0

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