58:, until it was revealed that he was himself divorced. During the campaign, Roche denied publicly that he knew of the divorce or that he had deserted his wife and children. It was thought Roche lost some support because as a divorced man he was less popular with the Catholic vote. Although he went on to win the seat, the opposing
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candidate gained the highest vote ever recorded for a
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570:Sheffield Brightside
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114:James Roche
52:Parnellites
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25:by-election
1107:Categories
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933:Mid Armagh
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220:References
87:Candidate
64:Kerry East
37:South Mayo
23:East Kerry
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1067:1931–1950
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1057:1900–1918
1052:1885–1900
1047:1868–1885
1042:1857–1868
1037:1847–1857
1032:1832–1847
1027:1818–1832
1022:1806–1818
1017:1801–1806
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672:Maidstone
661:Cricklade
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588:Middleton
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520:Salisbury
515:Cleveland
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448:Lichfield
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378:Waterford
245:The Times
161:Majority
73:in 1900.
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699:Hertford
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60:Unionist
54:and the
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552:Halifax
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531:Romford
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485:June:
394:Harrow
337:»
319:«
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164:1,281
120:1,961
90:Votes
84:Party
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205:Swing
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409:1896
344:1895
200:hold
148:680
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