1875 Breconshire by-election
Appearance
The 1875 Breconshire by-election was fought on 20 May 1875. The by-election was fought due to the succession to a peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, Godfrey Morgan. It was won by the Liberal candidate William Fuller-Maitland.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Fuller-Maitland | 1,710 | 51.6 | +12.2 | |
Conservative | Howel Gwyn | 1,603 | 48.4 | −12.2 | |
Majority | 107 | 3.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,313 | 77.8 | +4.3 | ||
Registered electors | 4,256 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.2 |
References
[edit]- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- ^ "Breconshire Election - Liberal Victory". Worcestershire Chronicle. 22 May 1875. Retrieved 5 October 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.