April 1871 Durham City by-election
The Durham City by-election of 1871 was fought on 28 April 1871. The byelection was fought due to the death of the incumbent MP of the Liberal Party, John Robert Davison.[1] It was won by the Conservative candidate John Lloyd Wharton.[2]
It was the second by-election of the year, as Davison had been required to seek re-election following his appointment as Judge Advocate General. The first by-election had been held on 14 January, in which Davison had been re-elected unopposed.
References[]
- ^ "Rt. Hon. John Robert Davison, M.P., Q.C." halhed. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
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- 1871 elections in the United Kingdom
- 1871 in England
- 19th century in County Durham
- Politics of Durham, England
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in County Durham constituencies
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in English constituency stubs