The May 1866 Stamford by-election was held on 8 May 1866, when the incumbent Conservative MP Stafford Northcote resigned to contest a by-election in North Devon. [1] The by-election was won by the Conservative Party candidate John Dalrymple-Hay, who stood unopposed. [2]
Stafford Henry Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh, known as Sir Stafford Northcote, 8th Baronet from 1851 to 1885, was a British Conservative politician. He was Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1874 and 1880 and as Foreign Secretary between 1886 and 1887.
Earl of Iddesleigh, in the County of Devon, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1885 for the Conservative politician Sir Stafford Northcote, 8th Baronet, of Pynes in the parish of Upton Pyne near Exeter in Devon and lord of the manor of Iddesleigh, 28 miles north-west of Pynes. He served as President of the Board of Trade, Secretary of State for India, Chancellor of the Exchequer, First Lord of the Treasury and Foreign Secretary and was Joint Leader of the Conservative Party from 1881 to 1885. Northcote was made Viscount St Cyres, of Newton Saint Cyres in the County of Devon, at the same time he was given the earldom. This title is also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
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The May 1868 Stamford by-election was held on 4 May 1868, when the incumbent Conservative MP Robert Gasgoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranbourne became ineligible, having acceded to the Marquess of Salisbury, upon the death of his father. The by-election was won by the Conservative Party candidate Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, Viscount Ingestre, who stood unopposed.
The July 1866 Stamford by-election was held on 4 May 1868. A Ministerial By-Election, this was fought following the appointment of both incumbent Conservative MPs to Ministerial positions, Robert Gasgoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranbourne becoming Secretary of State for India and John Dalrymple-Hay as a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty in the Third Derby-Disraeli ministry. Both men were elected unopposed, by established convention.
The May 1866 North Devon by-election was held on 9 May 1866, when the incumbent Conservative MP Charles Trefusis became ineligible, having acceded to the title of Baron Clinton, upon the death of his father. The by-election was won by the Conservative Party candidate Stafford Northcote, erstwhile MP for Stamford, who stood unopposed.
The July 1866 North Devon by-election was a Ministerial by-election held on 14 July 1866, after the seat was vacated, upon the appointment of the incumbent Conservative MP Stafford Northcote,as President of the Board of Trade. Northcote was re-elected unopposed, by established convention.
The 1867 North Devon by-election was a Ministerial by-election held on 18 March 1867, after the seat was vacated, upon the appointment of the incumbent Conservative MP Stafford Northcote,as Secretary of State for India. Northcote was re-elected unopposed, by established convention.
The 1874 North Devon by-election was a Ministerial by-election held on 18 Mar 1874, after the seat was vacated, upon the appointment of the incumbent Conservative MP Stafford Northcote,as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Northcote was re-elected unopposed, by established convention.
The July 1866 North Devon by-election was a Ministerial by-election held on 2 July 1885, following the appointment of the incumbent Conservative MP Stafford Northcote as First Lord of the Treasury and elevation to the peerage, becoming Earl of Iddesleigh. The Conservative Party candidate John Moore-Stevens was elected unopposed.
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The March 1858 Stamford by-election was held on 3 March 1858, when the incumbent Conservative MP Frederic Thesiger resigned, following his appointment as Lord Chancellor and elevation to the peerage as the 1st Baron Chelmsford. The by-election was won by the Conservative Party candidate John Inglis who stood unopposed.
The July 1858 Stamford by-election was held on 17 July 1858, when the incumbent Conservative MP John Inglis resigned, following his appointment of as Lord Justice Clerk with the Scottish judicial title of Lord Glencorse. The by-election was won by the Conservative Party candidate Stafford Northcote, who stood unopposed.
The July 1858 Stamford by-election was held on 17 July 1858, when the incumbent Conservative MP John Charles Herries resigned due to ill health. The by-election was won by the Conservative Party candidate and future Prime Minister, Robert Gasgoyne-Cecil, who stood unopposed.
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