1870_Isle_of_Wight_by-election

1870 Isle of Wight by-election

1870 Isle of Wight by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election

The 1870 Isle of Wight by-election was fought on 10 June 1870.[1] The election occurred as a result of the death of the incumbent MP of the Liberal Party, Sir John Simeon, 3rd Baronet. The Conservative candidate Alexander Baillie-Cochrane was elected over his Liberal opponent by a margin of 35 votes.

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References

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    The committee for conducting the election of George Moffatt, esq. (1870). Poll Book at the Election of a Knight of the Shire for the County of the Isle of Wight. Southampton: Hampshire Independent.


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