1873 East Staffordshire by-election

The 1873 East Staffordshire by-election was fought on 6 August 1873. The byelection was fought due to the death of the incumbent MP of the Liberal Party, John Robinson McClean. It was won by the Conservative candidate Samuel Allsopp,[1] who defeated the Liberal candidate, John Jaffray, by 3.630 votes to 2,893.[2]

References
  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. Thomas T. Harman (1885), Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham: A history and guide, arranged alphabetically: containing thousands of dates and references to matters of interest connected with the past and present history of the town – its public buildings, chapels, churches and clubs – its Friendly Societies and Benevolent Associations, philanthropic and philosophical institutions – its colleges and schools, parks, gardens, theatres, and places of amusement – its men of worth and noteworthy men, manufactures and trades, population, rates, statistics of progress, &c., &c., Cornish Brothers, p. 203, Wikidata Q66438509


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