1892 Cirencester by-election

1892 Cirencester by-election

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Cirencester constituency
Turnout	8,551 84.7% ( 2.9 pp)
Candidate Thomas Chester-Master Harry Levy-Lawson Party Conservative Liberal Popular vote 4,227 4,227 Percentage 50.0% 50.0%
MP before election Arthur Winterbotham Elected MP Election results annulled

The 1892 Cirencester by-election was held on 18 October 1892 after the retirement of the incumbent Liberal MP Arthur Brend Winterbotham. The seat was gained by the Conservative candidate Thomas Chester-Master. Chester-Master was originally declared the victor by 3 votes, but on petition and after scrutiny, the votes were declared equal and a new election was held.

Cirencester by-election, 1892 ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Chester-Master	4,277	50.0	−0.9
	Liberal	Harry Levy-Lawson	4,274	50.0	+0.9
Majority			3	0.0	N/A
Turnout			8,551	84.7	+2.9
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

References

1. British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
2. The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 144 (168 in web page), Gloucestershire