1872 East Gloucestershire by-election

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The 1872 East Gloucestershire by-election was fought on 11 March 1872. The by-election was fought due to the Resignation of the incumbent MP of the Conservative Party, Robert Stayner Holford. It was won by the Conservative candidate John Reginald Yorke,^[1] who was unopposed.^[2]

References

↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1977). British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan. p. 390.

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[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. 390.

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