1878 Peterborough by-election

The 1878 Peterborough by-election was fought on 29 October 1878. The by-election was fought due to the death of the incumbent Liberal MP, George Hammond Whalley.

The result

It was won and gained by the Independent Liberal candidate John Wentworth-FitzWilliam. ^[1]

Peterborough by-election, 29 October 1878

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Liberal	John Wentworth-FitzWilliam	1,360	50.5	New
	Conservative	John Lawrance	671	24.9	+7.7
	Liberal	James Hayes Raper	653	24.3	−43.9
	Lib-Lab	George Potter	8	0.3	−14.3
Majority			689	25.6	N/A
Turnout			2,692	80.6	+6.5
	Independent Liberal gain from Liberal		Swing

^[2]

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
2. "Elections". The Cornishman. No. 17. 7 November 1878. p. 7.