1877 North Northamptonshire by-election
The 1877 North Northamptonshire by-election was fought on 13 August 1877. The by-election was fought due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, George Ward Hunt. It was won by the Conservative candidate Brownlow Cecil.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Brownlow Cecil | 2,261 | 60.5 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Edmund Wyatt-Edgell[3] | 1,475 | 39.5 | New | |
| Majority | 786 | 21.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,736 | 74.2 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 5,033 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
References
- ^ "Leigh Rayment - Commons". leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.
- ^ F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)
- ^ "The Late Captain Wyatt-Edgell". Aldershot Military Gazette. 2 August 1879. p. 3. Retrieved 13 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.