1878 West Kent by-election

The 1878 West Kent by-election was fought on 15 May 1878. The by-election was fought due to the resignation in order to contest Oxford University of the incumbent Conservative MP, John Gilbert Talbot. It was won by the unopposed ^[1] Conservative candidate Viscount Lewisham. ^[2]

References

1. Craig, F. W. S. (1977). British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan. p. 407.
2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs