1891 Buckingham by-election

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The 1891 Buckingham by-election was held on 28 May 1891 after the expulsion of the incumbent Liberal MP, Edmund Verney, who had won in a by-election two years previously. The seat was retained by the Liberal candidate Herbert Samuel Leon.The Conservative candidate, Evelyn Hubbard was the younger brother of a previous MP and had stood in the 1889 by-election.

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Buckingham by-election, 1891 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Herbert Samuel Leon 5,018 51.7
Conservative Evelyn Hubbard 4,68248.3
Majority3363.4
Turnout 9,700
Liberal hold Swing

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References

  1. The Constitutional Year Book , 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 140 (164 in web page), Berkshire