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Constituency of Wenlock | ||||||||||||||||
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Registered | 3,541 | |||||||||||||||
Turnout | 88.1% ( 4.6%) | |||||||||||||||
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The 1874 Wenlock by-election was fought on 12 November 1874. The by-election was fought due to the succession to a peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, George Weld-Forester. It was won by the Conservative candidate Cecil Weld-Forester.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Cecil Weld-Forester | 1,720 | 55.1 | -6.8 | |
Liberal | Beilby Lawley | 1,401 | 44.9 | +6.8 | |
Majority | 319 | 10.2 | +6.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,121 | 88.1 | -4.6 | ||
Registered electors | 3,541 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -6.8 |