June 1875 West Suffolk by-election
The June 1875 West Suffolk by-election was fought on 16 June 1875. The by-election was fought due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Lord Augustus Hervey. It was won by the Conservative candidate Fuller Maitland Wilson.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Fuller Maitland Wilson | 2,780 | 72.4 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Charles Easton[3] | 1,061 | 27.6 | New | |
| Majority | 1,719 | 44.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,841 | 66.1 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 5,811 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
References
- ^ "Leigh Rayment - Commons". leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)
- ^ "Election News". Bradford Observer. 8 June 1875. p. 3. Retrieved 21 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.