1879 Cockermouth by-election

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The 1879 Cockermouth by-election was fought on 16 April 1879. The by-election took place due to the death of the incumbent Liberal MP, Isaac Fletcher. It was won by the Liberal candidate William Fletcher. [1]

Cockermouth by-election, 1879 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Fletcher 557 60.3
Conservative Mr. Rapley36639.7
Majority19120.6
Turnout 92380.5
Liberal hold Swing

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References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. "Cockermouth Election" . South Wales Daily News. 17 April 1879. Retrieved 6 October 2016 via British Newspaper Archive.