1868 City of London by-election

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The 1868 City of London by-election was held on 21 December 1868. The by-election was fought due to the incumbent Liberal MP, George Joachim Goschen, becoming President of the Poor Law Board. It was retained by Goschen [1] who was unopposed. [2]

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References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. Craig, F. W. S. (1977). British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan. p. 6.