1894 Sheffield Attercliffe by-election

1894 Sheffield Attercliffe by-election
5 July 1894
Constituency of Sheffield Attercliffe
Turnout79.0% (1.2%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Con
Candidate J. Batty Langley G. Hill Smith Frank Smith
Party Liberal Conservative Ind. Labour Party
Popular vote 4,486 3,495 1,249
Percentage 48.6% 37.9% 13.5%
Swing 7.7% 5.8% New
MP before election

Bernard Coleridge
Liberal

 Elected MP

J. Batty Langley
Liberal

A 1894 by-election was held for the British House of Commons constituency of Sheffield Attercliffe on 5 July 1894. It was the first parliamentary election contested by the Independent Labour Party.

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