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References
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- 1 2 Craig, F. W. S. (18 June 1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885–1918. London: Macmillan Publishers. p. 40. ISBN 978-1-349-02298-4.
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