1875 Armagh City by-election

The 1875 Armagh City by-election was held on 18 October 1875. The by-election was fought due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, John Vance. It was won by the Conservative candidate George Beresford.^[1]

By-election, 18 Oct 1875: Armagh City^[2]^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Beresford	278	53.0	N/A
	Conservative	William Squire Barker Kaye	247	47.0	N/A
Majority			31	6.0	N/A
Turnout			525	88.1	−2.3
Registered electors			596
	Conservative hold

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
2. Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
3. "Armagh election". Derry Journal. 20 October 1875. Retrieved 2 October 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.