Galway Borough by-election, June 1874

The Galway Borough by-election of 1874 was held on 29 June 1874. The byelection was held due to the void Election of the incumbent Home Rule MP, Frank Hugh O'Donnell, in the March By-election. It was won by the Home Rule candidate Michael Francis Ward.^[1]

Galway Borough by-election, June 1874 Registered electors 1,444[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Home Rule	Michael Francis Ward	726	71.6	N/A
	Liberal	James Henry Monahan	288	28.4	N/A
Majority			438	43.2	N/A
Turnout			1,014	70.2	N/A
	Home Rule hold		Swing	N/A

References

1. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
2. Walker, Brian Mercer (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 120.