1877 Launceston by-election
The Launceston by-election of 1877 was fought on 3 March 1877. The by-election was fought due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, James Henry Deakin (junior). It was won by the Conservative candidate Sir Hardinge Stanley Giffard.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hardinge Giffard | 392 | 58.9 | -8.8 | |
Liberal | Robert Collier[3] | 274 | 41.1 | +8.8 | |
Majority | 118 | 17.8 | -16.6 | ||
Turnout | 666 | 80.6 | -4.1 | ||
Registered electors | 826 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -8.8 |
References[]
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- ^ F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)
- ^ "To the Electors of the Borough of Launceston". Cornish & Devon Post. 18 October 1879. p. 4. Retrieved 4 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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- 1877 in England
- 1877 elections in the United Kingdom
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Cornish constituencies
- 19th century in Cornwall
- March 1877 events
- Launceston, Cornwall
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