January 1875 Dublin University by-election

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The January 1875 Dublin University by-election was held on 18–22 January 1875. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, John Thomas Ball on his appointment as Lord Chancellor of Ireland. It was won by the Conservative candidate Edward Gibson.{{Rayment-hc|date=May 2021}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Irish Conservative Party

|candidate = Edward Gibson

|votes = 1,210

|percentage = 48.3

|change = N/A

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Irish Conservative Party

|candidate = Alexander Edward Miller

|votes = 759

|percentage = 30.3

|change = N/A

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Irish Conservative Party

|candidate = Anthony Traill

|votes = 538

|percentage = 21.5

|change = N/A

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 451

|percentage = 18.0

|change = N/A

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 2,507

|percentage = 102.8{{asterisk}}

|change = N/A

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 2,438

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Irish Conservative Party

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{{asterisk}} Walker recorded the vote tally as above, but the electorate he also included was a lower number - at 2,438 - and so this result may be inaccurate.