October 1873 Bath by-election

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The 1873 Bath by-election was fought on 8 October 1873. The by-election was fought due to the death of the incumbent MP of the Liberal Party, Donald Dalrymple. It was won by the Liberal candidate Arthur Hayter. [1]

By-election, 9 Oct 1873: Bath (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Arthur Hayter 2,210 50.9 −18.8
Conservative William Forsyth [2] 2,07147.7+17.4
Independent Liberal Charles Thompson [3] 571.3N/A
Majority 1393.2+0.8
Turnout 4,33883.7−3.0
Registered electors 5,182
Liberal hold Swing -18.1

References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. ↑ "To the electors of Bath" . Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette . 2 October 1873. p. 5. Retrieved 27 December 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Local Intelligence" . Downpatrick Recorder . 11 October 1873. p. 2. Retrieved 27 December 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
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