1878 Rochester by-election

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The 1878 Rochester by-election was fought on 14 June 1878. The byelection was fought due to the death of the incumbent Liberal MP, Philip Wykeham Martin. It was won by the Liberal candidate Arthur Otway. [1]

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  1. "House of Commons". www.leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)