1889 Brighton by-election

The Brighton by-election of 1889 was held on 25 October 1889 after the death of the incumbent Conservative MP William Tindal Robertson. It was retained by the Conservative candidate Gerald Loder. ^[1]

Brighton by-election, 1889 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gerald Loder	7,132	60.7	−21.1
	Liberal	Rt Hon Sir R Peel	4,625	39.9	+21.1
Majority			2,507	20.2	−1.0
Turnout			11,757	76.8	+19.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	-21.1

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
2. The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 165 (189 in web page)