1875 Horsham by-election
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The 1875 Horsham by-election was fought on 17 December 1875. The by-election was fought due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, William Vesey-FitzGerald, who became Chief Charity Commissioner for England and Wales.[1] It was won by the Liberal candidate Robert Henry Hurst (junior).[2] who had previously been MP for the seat but was defeated at the previous General Election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Henry Hurst | 437 | 50.5 | +13.2 | |
Conservative | John Aldridge[3] | 424 | 49.0 | −13.7 | |
Permissive Bill | Thomas Richardson[4] | 5 | 0.6 | New | |
Majority | 13 | 1.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 866 | 87.3 | +0.4 | ||
Registered electors | 992 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +13.4 |
This election was declared void and Hurst did not stand in the by-election in 1876.
References
- ^ "No. 24271". The London Gazette. 30 November 1875. p. 6048.
- ^ "leighrayment.com House of Commons: Horncastle to Hythe". Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ "Horsham". Northern Whig. 29 November 1875. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 1 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Election Intelligence". Chelmsford Chronicle. 24 December 1875. p. 7. Retrieved 1 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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