1855 Liverpool by-election

The 1855 Liverpool by-election was held on 29 March 1855 after the incumbent Conservative MP Henry Liddell succeeded to the peerage as Baron Ravensworth. The election was won by the Whig candidate Joseph Christopher Ewart.[1]

Liverpool by-election, 1855
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Joseph Christopher Ewart 5,718 57.3 +36.2
Conservative S G Bonham 4,262 42.7 -13.5
Majority 1,456 14.6 N/A
Turnout 9,980 56.1 -10.5
Registered electors 17,795
Whig gain from Conservative Swing +24.9

References

  1. ^ "THE HOUSE OF COMMONS CONSTITUENCIES BEGINNING WITH "L"". Archived from the original on 29 October 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
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