1874 St Ives by-election

UK parliamentary by-election December 2017 December 2017 The 1874 St Ives by-election was fought on 28 December 1874. The by-election was fought due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Edward Davenport. It was won by the Conservative candidate Charles Praed who received 617 votes against Liberal candidate Sir Francis Lycett's 552 votes.May 2021 During the election, the town held a holiday, with shops closed and ships not leaving harbour. Bucks Herald 2 January 1875 17 September 2014 Election Intelligence British Newspaper Archive http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000270/18750102/039/0007 subscription Praed's election was later declared void, resulting in a further by-election in 1875, where Praed was returned again to the seat.https://archive.org/details/ahistoryparishe01mattgoog A history of the parishes of St. Ives, Lelant, Towednack and Zennor : in the county of Cornwall Matthews, John 1892 506 References Cornwall Category:1874 in England Category:St Ives, Cornwall Category:1874 elections in the United Kingdom Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Cornish constituencies Category:19th century in Cornwall Category:December 1874 events in the United Kingdom