1874 Birkenhead by-election

1874 Birkenhead by-election

24 November 1874
Constituency of Birkenhead
Registered	7,458
Turnout	79.0% ( 8.3%)
First party Second party   Lib Candidate David MacIver Samuel Stitt Party Conservative Liberal Popular vote 3,421 2,474 Percentage 58.0% 42.0% Swing 12.0% 12.0%
MP before election John Laird Conservative Elected MP David MacIver Conservative

The 1874 Birkenhead by-election was fought on 24 November 1874. The by-election was fought due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, John Laird. It was won by the Conservative candidate David MacIver.[1]

Votes

By-election, 26 Nov 1884: Birkenhead [2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David MacIver	3,421	58.0	−12.0
	Liberal	Samuel Stitt[4]	2,474	42.0	+12.0
Majority			947	16.0	−24.0
Turnout			5,895	79.0	+8.3
Registered electors			7,458
	Conservative hold		Swing	−12.0

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
2. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
3. "Election Intelligence." Times [London, England] 26 Nov. 1874: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 1 Dec. 2013.
4. "Representation of Birkenhead". The Morning Post. 21 November 1874. p. 4. Retrieved 27 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.