1876_Dorset_by-election

1876 Dorset by-election

1876 Dorset by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election

The 1876 Dorset by-election was fought on 3 February 1876. The by-election was fought due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, Henry Sturt. It was won by the Conservative candidate Edward Digby.[1] The other candidate stood as a "Conservative, and tenant farmer" candidate.

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References

  1. [1]
    Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. [2]
    "Dorset Election". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. 5 February 1876. Retrieved 6 October 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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