1878 Marlborough by-election

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The 1878 Marlborough by-election was fought on 31 January 1878. The byelection was fought due to the succession to a peerage of the incumbent Liberal MP, Lord Ernest Brudenell-Bruce. It was won by the unopposed [1] Liberal candidate Lord Charles Brudenell-Bruce. [2]

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References

  1. Craig, F. W. S. (1977). British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan. p. 208.
  2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs