1876 North Shropshire by-election

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The 1876 North Shropshire 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, John Ormsby-Gore. It was won by the Conservative candidate Stanley Leighton. [1]

1876 North Shropshire by-election (1 seat) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stanley Leighton 2,737 50.3 N/A
Conservative Salusbury Kynaston Mainwaring [3] 2,70049.7N/A
Majority370.6N/A
Turnout 5,43774.1N/A
Registered electors 7,342
Conservative hold

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References

  1. "Leigh Rayment - Commons". leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)
  3. "North Shropshire" . York Herald. 7 January 1876. p. 6. Retrieved 19 January 2018 via British Newspaper Archive.