1877 Huntingdonshire by-election

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The 1877 Huntingdonshire by-election was fought on 29 June 1877. The byelection was fought due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Henry Carstairs Pelly. It was won by the Conservative candidate Viscount Mandeville. [1]

1877 Huntingdonshire by-election (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Montagu 1,468 51.0 -21.4
Liberal Henry Wentworth-FitzWilliam [2] 1,41049.0+21.4
Majority582.0-4.7
Turnout 2,87876.80.0
Registered electors 3,748
Conservative hold Swing -21.4

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References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. "Huntingdonshire" . Cambridge Chronicle and Journal. 16 June 1877. p. 6. Retrieved 1 January 2018 via British Newspaper Archive.