1887 Ramsey by-election
The 1887 Ramsey by-election was held on 30 August 1887. The by-election triggered upon succession of William Fellowes to the peerage as Baron de Ramsey. The seat was retained by the Conservative candidate Ailwyn Edward Fellowes.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ailwyn Edward Fellowes | 2,700 | 52.8 | −0.7 | |
Liberal | James Harris Sanders | 2,414 | 47.2 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 286 | 5.6 | |||
Turnout | 5,114 | 84.4 | −2.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −0.7 |
References[]
- ^ The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, p. 145 (169 in web page), Huntingdonshire
Categories:
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Cambridgeshire constituencies
- Politics of Huntingdonshire
- August 1887 events
- 1887 elections in the United Kingdom
- 1887 in England
- 19th century in Huntingdonshire