Clare by-election, 1877
The Clare by-election of 1877 was fought on 13 August 1877. The byelection was fought due to the death of the incumbent Home Rule MP, Sir Colman O'Loghlen. It was won by the Home Rule candidate Sir Bryan O'Loghlen.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home Rule | Sir Bryan O'Loghlen | 1,721 | |||
Independent Nationalist | Mr. O'Gorman Mahon | 1,149 | |||
Irish Unionist | Mr. Carey Reeve | 765 | |||
Majority | 351 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative Party (UK) hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
- ↑ "Clare Election". Leicester Daily Mercury. 14 August 1877. Retrieved 6 October 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
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