1894 Liverpool School Board election
Local election in Liverpool, England
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Elections to the Liverpool School Board were held on Saturday 17 November 1894.
There were twenty-two candidates for the fifteen Board member positions.
Each voter had fifteen votes to cast.
After the election, the composition of the School Board was:
| Allegiance | Members | ± | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church of England | 6 | +1 | 281,142 |
| Catholic | 6 | 0 | 140,620 |
| Progressive | 2 | +2 | 87,944 |
| Wesleyan | 1 | 0 | 25,766 |
| Labour | 0 | 11,190 | |
| Independent | 0 | 4,517 | |
| Socialist | 0 | 2,906 | |
| Total Votes cast | 554,085 | ||
| Electorate | 76,303 | ||
| Turnout | 48% |
* - Retiring board member seeking re-election
Elected
| Allegiance | Name | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Church of England | Rev. W.J. Adams | 67,301 |
| Church of England | Lieut-Col. G. H. Morrison J.P. | 52,061 |
| Church of England | Rev. F.R. Tyrer MA | 46,435 |
| Church of England | Rev. Canon Dyson Rycroft * | 44,758 |
| Church of England | Rev. Canon Major Lester * | 41,959 |
| Catholic | Michael Fitzpatrick * | 30,517 |
| Progressive | Miss Anne Jane Davies * | 24,321 |
| Catholic | Charles McArdle * | 28,427 |
| Wesleyan | William Culton J.P. | 25,766 |
| Catholic | W.J. Sparrow * | 28,628 |
| Catholic | Richard Yates * | 27,195 |
| Catholic | Augustine Watts MA | 27,097 |
| Church of England | Wm. F. Blaxter MA | 36,201 |
| Catholic | John Hand * | 27,183 |
| Progressive | T.C. Ryley * | 18,232 |
Not Elected
| Progressive | W. Dent-Dent MA J.P. | 15,242 |
| Independenr | Robert F. Finlay | 2,290 |
| Socialist | Joseph Goodman | 2,906 |
| Independent | Gustav Morris | 2,227 |
| Progressive | W.C. Rawlins C.E. | 14,724 |
| Labour | Samuel Reeves | 11,190 |
| Progressive | William Rowlandson C.E. | 15,425 |