1894 Wisbech by-election

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The 1894 Wisbech by-election was held on 3 April 1894 after the incumbent Liberal MP, Arthur Brand was appointed as Treasurer of the Household. The seat was retained, won by Brand, although he would lose the seat again in the next year's general election.

Wisbech by-election, 1894 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Arthur Brand 4,363 50.8 +0.1
Conservative S G Stopford-Sackville 4,22749.20.1
Majority1361.6+0.2
Turnout 8,59081.7+9.5
Liberal hold Swing +0.1

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References

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