1876 Dorset by-election

The 1876 Dorset by-election was fought on 3 February 1876. The by-election was fought due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, Henry Sturt. It was won by the Conservative candidate Edward Digby. ^[1] The other candidate stood as a "Conservative, and tenant farmer" candidate.

Dorset by-election, 1876 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Digby	3,060	62.1	N/A
	Conservative and tenant farmer	Mr. Fowler	1,866	37.9	New
Majority			1,194	24.2	N/A
Turnout			4,926	69.0	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
2. "Dorset Election" . Sheffield Daily Telegraph. 5 February 1876. Retrieved 6 October 2016– via British Newspaper Archive.