1877 Montgomery Boroughs by-election
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The 1877 Montgomery Boroughs by-election was fought on 15 May 1877. The by-election was fought due to the succession to a peerage of the incumbent Liberal MP, Hon. Charles Hanbury-Tracy. It was won by the Liberal candidate Hon. Frederick Hanbury-Tracy who was a lieutenant-colonel in the Worcester Yeomanry.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Frederick Hanbury-Tracy | 1,447 | 56.4 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Charles Vane-Tempest | 1,118 | 43.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 329 | 12.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,565 | 88.0 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 2,914 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Leigh Rayment - Commons". leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.
- ^ F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)
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