1877 Salford by-election
The 1877 Salford by-election was fought on 19 April 1877. The by-election was fought due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Charles Edward Cawley. It was won by the Conservative candidate Oliver Ormerod Walker.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Oliver Ormerod Walker | 8,642 | 50.8 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Joseph Kay[3] | 8,372 | 49.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 270 | 1.6 | +1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 17,014 | 77.2 | +5.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 22,041 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0.0 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Leigh Rayment - Commons". leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.
- ^ F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)
- ^ "The Candidates for Salford". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 10 April 1877. p. 3. Retrieved 19 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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