1891 East Dorset by-election

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The 1891 East Dorset by-election was held on 27 November 1891 after the death of the incumbent Conservative MP George Hawkesworth Bond. The seat was retained by the Conservative candidate Humphrey Napier Sturt.

East Dorset by-election, 1891 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Humphrey Napier Sturt 4,421 52.0
Liberal Pascoe Glyn 4,07448.0
Majority3474.0
Turnout 8,495
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. The Constitutional Year Book , 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 142 (166 in web page), Dorsetshire