Election events at New Ross: Select Committee on New Ross Election Petition: report and minutes of proceedings

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HC
Paper No
356
Corp Authors
House of Commons.Select Committee on New Ross Election Petition
LC Subject Heading
Elections - Corrupt practices - Ireland/Great Britain.Parliament - Elections
Breviate Keywords
Irish papers - government - parliament - elections
Publisher
HMSO
Breviate Page
249
Series
Sessional papers
Chairman
Headlam, T. E.
Abstract
Allegations are made that the elected candidate, C. G. Duffy, kidnapped and held prisoner certain electors in order to entertain them and acquire their vote and that he then arranged for them to be 'escorted' to the polls. These suggestions are dismissed
Pages Sectioned
22
Start Page
323
Volume
16
Sub Volume
1
Session
1852-1853