The 1838 Stamford by-election was held on 1 May 1838, when the incumbent Conservative MP Thomas Chaplin resigned. [1] The by-election was won by the Conservative Party candidate George Clerk, who stood unopposed. [2]
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The 1868 Stamford by-election was held on 24 June 1868, when the incumbent Conservative MP Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, Viscount Ingestre became ineligible, having acceded to the Earldom of Shrewsbury, upon the death of his father. The by-election was won by the Conservative Party candidate William Unwin Heygate, who stood unopposed.
The May 1868 Stamford by-election was held on 4 May 1868, when the incumbent Conservative MP Robert Gasgoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranbourne became ineligible, having acceded to the Marquess of Salisbury, upon the death of his father. The by-election was won by the Conservative Party candidate Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, Viscount Ingestre, who stood unopposed.
The July 1866 Stamford by-election was held on 4 May 1868. A Ministerial By-Election, this was fought following the appointment of both incumbent Conservative MPs to Ministerial positions, Robert Gasgoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranbourne becoming Secretary of State for India and John Dalrymple-Hay as a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty in the Third Derby-Disraeli ministry. Both men were elected unopposed, by established convention.
The May 1866 Stamford by-election was held on 8 May 1866, when the incumbent Conservative MP Stafford Northcote resigned to contest a by-election in North Devon. The by-election was won by the Conservative Party candidate John Dalrymple-Hay, who stood unopposed.
The May 1866 North Devon by-election was held on 9 May 1866, when the incumbent Conservative MP Charles Trefusis became ineligible, having acceded to the title of Baron Clinton, upon the death of his father. The by-election was won by the Conservative Party candidate Stafford Northcote, erstwhile MP for Stamford, who stood unopposed.
The 1890 Stamford by-election was held on 7 March 1890, when the incumbent Conservative MP John Lawrance resigned after being appointed a Judge of the Queen's Bench division of the High Court of Justice. The by-election was won by the Conservative Party candidate Henry Cust.
The March 1858 Stamford by-election was held on 3 March 1858, when the incumbent Conservative MP Frederic Thesiger resigned, following his appointment as Lord Chancellor and elevation to the peerage as the 1st Baron Chelmsford. The by-election was won by the Conservative Party candidate John Inglis who stood unopposed.
The July 1858 Stamford by-election was held on 17 July 1858, when the incumbent Conservative MP John Inglis resigned, following his appointment of as Lord Justice Clerk with the Scottish judicial title of Lord Glencorse. The by-election was won by the Conservative Party candidate Stafford Northcote, who stood unopposed.
The July 1858 Stamford by-election was held on 17 July 1858, when the incumbent Conservative MP John Charles Herries resigned due to ill health. The by-election was won by the Conservative Party candidate and future Prime Minister, Robert Gasgoyne-Cecil, who stood unopposed.
The 1845 Stamford by-election was a Ministerial by-election held on 6 March 1852, after the seat was vacated, upon the appointment of the incumbent Conservative MP George Clerk,as Master of the Mint. Clerk was re-elected unopposed, by established convention.
The 1890 Stamford by-election was held on 7 March 1890, when the incumbent Tory MP Albemarle Bertie became ineligible after acceding to the Earldom of Lindsey. The by-election was won by the Tory candidate Charles Chaplin.
The 1801 Stamford by-election was held on 16 February 1801, after the seat was vacated when incumbent Whig MP John Proby was raised to the Peerage as Baron Carysfort. The by-election was won by the Tory candidate Albemarle Bertie, who stood unopposed.
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