West Suffolk by-election, June 1875

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The West Suffolk by-election of June 1875 was fought on 16 June 1875. The by-election was fought due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Lord Augustus Hervey. It was won by the Conservative candidate Fuller Maitland Wilson. [1]

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Lord Augustus Henry Charles Hervey was a British Conservative Party politician.

Fuller Maitland Wilson was a British Conservative Party politician.

West Suffolk by-election, June 1875 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Fuller Maitland Wilson 2,780 72.4 N/A
Liberal Charles Easton [3] 1,061 27.6N/A
Majority 1,719 44.8N/A
Turnout 3,841 66.1N/A
Registered electors 5,811
Conservative hold

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References

  1. ↑ "Leigh Rayment - Commons". leighrayment.com.
  2. ↑ F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)
  3. ↑ "Election News". Bradford Observer. 8 June 1875. p. 3. Retrieved 21 January 2018– via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).


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