November 1843 Salisbury by-election

The November 1843 Salisbury by-election was an election held on 24 November 1843. The by-election was brought about due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Wadham Wyndham. It was won by the Conservative candidate John Campbell.[1]

By-election, 24 November 1843: Salisbury[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Campbell 317 54.0 −13.2
Whig Edward Pleydell-Bouverie[3] 270 46.0 +13.2
Majority 47 8.0 −0.2
Turnout 587 81.1 −7.6
Registered electors 724
Conservative hold Swing −13.2

References
  1. Frederick Walter Scott Craig (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885. Springer. p. 266. ISBN 9781349023493.
  2. Stooks Smith, Henry (1845). The Parliaments of England, from 1st George I., to the Present Time. Vol II: Oxfordshire to Wales Inclusive. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. pp. 119–121. Retrieved 30 November 2018 – via Google Books.
  3. "Salisbury Election". Sherborne Mercury. 6 May 1843. p. 4. Retrieved 30 November 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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