1876 Mid Cheshire by-election

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The 1876 Mid Cheshire by-election was held on 18 July 1876. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Egerton Leigh who had held the seat since his election in 1873. [1] The seat was won in 1876 by the Conservative candidate Piers Egerton-Warburton. [2] This election was uncontested. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Death Of Colonel Egerton Leigh, M.P.". News. The Times. No. 28671. London. 3 July 1876. p. 8.
  2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  3. Pink, W. et al. “Parliamentary Representation of Cheshire”, Local Gleanings: An Archaeological and Historical Magazine Chiefly Relating to the Lancashire and Cheshire , Volume 1, p. 467 (1880).
  4. Craig, F. W. S. (1977). British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan. p. 360.