Election Name: | 1874 Mayo by-election |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Turnout: | 54.4% |
Next Year: | 1880 |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1874 United Kingdom general election |
Previous Year: | 1874 (GE) |
Election Date: | 29 May 1874 |
Next Election: | 1880 United Kingdom general election |
Seats For Election: | Constituency of Mayo |
Candidate1: | George Eakins Browne |
Image1: | HRL |
Party1: | Home Rule League |
Popular Vote1: | 1,330 |
Percentage1: | 33.9% |
Candidate2: | John O'Connor Power |
Party2: | Home Rule League |
Popular Vote2: | 1,319 |
Percentage2: | 33.6% |
Image3: | HRL |
Candidate3: | Thomas Tighe |
Party3: | Home Rule League |
Popular Vote3: | 1,279 |
Percentage3: | 32.6% |
MPs | |
Before Election: | George Eakins Browne Thomas Tighe |
Before Party: | Home Rule League |
After Election: | George Eakins Browne John O'Connor Power |
After Party: | Home Rule League |
Registered: | 3,608 |
The 1874 Mayo by-election was fought on 29 May 1874. The by-election was fought due to the void elections of the incumbent Home Rule MPs, George Ekins Browne and Thomas Tighe. George Eakins Browne was re-elected while Thomas Tighe was defeated by John O'Connor Power.