1875 St Ives by-election

The 1875

St Ives by-election was fought on 5 March 1875. The by-election was caused by the previous by-election being declared void on petition, on grounds of "general treating".^[1] It was retained by Conservative MP, Charles Praed.^[2]

1875 St Ives by-election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charles Praed	658	54.5	-9.0
	Liberal	Francis Lycett	550	45.5	+9.0
Majority			108	9.0	-18.0
Turnout			1,208	85.7	+3.0
Registered electors			1,410
	Conservative hold		Swing	-9.0

References

^ "The St Ives Election Petition". Cornish Telegraph. 24 February 1875. p. 3. Retrieved 19 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "St Ives". The Cornishman. No. 7. 29 August 1878.
^ F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)

[1] "The St Ives Election Petition". Cornish Telegraph. 24 February 1875. p. 3. Retrieved 19 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[2] "St Ives". The Cornishman. No. 7. 29 August 1878.

[craig1832-3] F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)

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