June 1873 Bath by-election

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The 1873 Bath by-election was fought on 27 June 1873. The by-election was fought due to the succession to a peerage of the incumbent MP of the Conservative Party, Viscount Chelsea. It was won by the Conservative candidate Viscount Grey de Wilton. [1]

By-election, 27 June 1873: Bath (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur Egerton 2,194 50.4 +20.1
Liberal Arthur Hayter 2,14349.2−20.5
Independent Liberal John Charles Cox [2] [3] 150.3New
Majority 511.2N/A
Turnout 4,35284.0−2.7
Registered electors 5,182
Conservative hold Swing +20.3

References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. ↑ "Bath Election" . Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette . 26 June 1873. p. 5. Retrieved 27 December 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Bath and Berwickshire Elections" . Derby Mercury. 2 July 1873. p. 5. Retrieved 27 December 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
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