1870 Merionethshire by-election

The 1870 Merionethshire by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the House of Commons constituency of Merionethshire in North Wales on 17 January 1870.

Vacancy

The by-election was caused by the death of the sitting Liberal MP, David Williams.^[1]

Candidates

Two candidates were nominated.

The Liberal Party nominated former High Sheriff of Merionethshire Samuel Smith.

The Conservative Party nominated Charles John Tottenham,^[2] an Honorary Colonel in the Denbighshire Yeomanry Cavalry.^[3]

Results

1870 Merionethshire by-election^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Samuel Holland	1,610	62.6	N/A
	Conservative	Charles John Tottenham	963	37.4	N/A
Majority			647	25.2	N/A
Turnout			2,573	80.7	N/A
Registered electors			3,187
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

References

1. National Library of Wales: Dictionary of Welsh Biography
2. "Colonel Tottenham". North Wales Chronicle. 21 December 1878. p. 4. Retrieved 6 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "JSTOR".
4. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (hardcover) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 527. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.