1874 City of Durham by-election

The 1874 City of Durham by-election was fought on 13 June 1874. The byelection 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 +3.8
Turnout 1,671 (est) 81.2 (est) -3.7
Registered electors 2,059
Liberal hold Swing -6.8
Liberal hold Swing -6.0

References
  1. Monck changed his surname to Middleton in 1876


  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. "Durham City Nomination". York Herald. 10 June 1874. p. 5. Retrieved 29 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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