1878 Cirencester by-election
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The 1878 Cirencester by-election was held on 12 March 1878. The by-election was fought due to the succession to a peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, Allen Bathurst who became the sixth Earl Bathurst. It was won by the Conservative candidate Thomas William Chester-Master.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas William Chester-Master | 698 | 66.8 | N/A | |
Liberal | Mr. Ponsonby | 347 | 33.2 | New | |
Majority | 351 | 33.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,045 | 92.6 | N/A | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- ^ "Cirencester Election". Gloucester Citizen. 13 March 1878. Retrieved 5 October 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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