1881 Berwick-upon-Tweed by-election

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In 1881, Dudley Marjoribanks, MP, was elevated to the peerage as Baron Tweedmouth. At the 26th October Berwick-upon-Tweed 1881 by-election, Hubert Jerningham defeated Henry Trotter by a then record margin, despite attacks on Jerningham for supporting the right of atheist Charles Bradlaugh, who had won in Northampton at the 1880 general election, to sit in Parliament. [1]

Berwick-upon-Tweed by-election, 1881 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Hubert Jerningham 1,046 66.41 +10.1
Conservative Henry John Trotter 52933.58-10.1
Majority51732.82+30.1
Turnout 1,57579.2-0.8 (est)
Registered electors 1,989
Liberal hold Swing +10.1

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