1897 Chertsey by-election

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The 1897 Chertsey by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 19 February 1897 for the British House of Commons constituency of Chertsey. It was caused by the resignation of the constituency's sitting Conservative Member of Parliament Charles Harvey Combe, because of his ill-health. [1] Combe had held the seat since the 1892 by-election. [2]

Result

The seat was held for the Conservatives by Henry Currie Leigh-Bennett. [3]

Chertsey by-election, 1897: Chertsey [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Currie Leigh-Bennett 4,845 54.9 N/A
Liberal Lawrence James Baker 3,97745.1New
Majority8889.8N/A
Turnout 8,82275.5N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

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References

  1. "Chertsey Election" . London Standard . British Newspaper Archive. 19 February 1897. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  2. "Election News -The Polling in Chertsey" . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer . British Newspaper Archive. 5 March 1892. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  3. "The Chertsey Election" . London Standard . British Newspaper Archive. 20 February 1897. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  4. The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 153 (177 in web page)