1876 Horsham by-election
The 1876 Horsham by-election was held on 29 February 1876. The byelection was fought due to the previous by-election being declared void. This had resulted in the election of the Liberal MP Robert Henry Hurst (junior).
The Conservative candidate, Sir Hardinge Gifford, had been appointed as Solicitor General the year before, although he had not yet got a seat in the Commons. It was won by the Liberal candidate James Clifton Brown.[1]
Votes
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Clifton Brown | 478[2] | 53.0 | ||
Conservative | Sir Hardinge Gifford | 424[2] | 47.0 | ||
Majority | 54[2] | 6.0 | |||
Turnout | 902 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
References
- "leighrayment.com House of Commons: Horncastle to Hythe". Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "Election Intelligence." Times [London, England] 1 Mar. 1876: 5. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 1 Dec. 2013.
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