1891 South Dorset by-election

The 1891 South Dorset by-election for the UK Parliament was held on 7 May 1891 after the death of the incumbent Conservative MP Charles J. T. Hambro. The seat was retained by the Conservative candidate William Brymer.

Result

South Dorset by-election, 1891 ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Brymer	3,284	50.3	−8.0
	Liberal	Robert Edgcumbe	3,244	49.7	+8.0
Majority			40	0.6	−16.0
Turnout			6,528	84.0	+2.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	-8.0

References

1. The Constitutional Year Book , 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 143 (167 in web page), Dorsetshire