1873 Cheshire Mid by-election

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The 1873 Mid Cheshire by-election was contested on 7 March 1873, due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, George Legh. It was won by the Conservative candidate Egerton Leigh.^[1]

Mid Cheshire by-election, 1873^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Egerton Leigh	3,508	62.3	−9.1
	Liberal	Mr. Latham	2,118	37.6	+9.0
Majority			1,390	24.7	+17.8
Turnout			5,626	72.1	−4.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	-9.0

References

↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "Mid Cheshire Election - Declaration of Poll" . Lancaster Gazette. 15 March 1873. Retrieved 5 October 2016– via British Newspaper Archive.

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[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Mid Cheshire Election - Declaration of Poll" . Lancaster Gazette. 15 March 1873. Retrieved 5 October 2016– via British Newspaper Archive.

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