1874 North Lancashire by-election

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The 1874 North Lancashire by-election was fought on 26 March 1874. The by-election in the North Lancashire constituency was fought due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, John Wilson-Patten. It was won by the Conservative candidate Thomas Henry Clifton [1] who was unopposed. [2]

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References

  1. "House of Commons". www.leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. Craig, F. W. S. (1977). British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan. p. 409.