1892 Chertsey by-election
The 1892 Chertsey by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 3 March 1892 for the British House of Commons constituency of Chertsey. It was caused by the death of the constituency's sitting Conservative Member of Parliament Frederick Alers Hankey, who had held the seat since the 1885 general election.
Result
[edit]The seat was held for the Conservatives by Charles Harvey Combe of Cobham Park.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Harvey Combe | 4,589 | 62.5 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Lawrence James Baker | 2,751 | 37.5 | New | |
| Majority | 1,838 | 25.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 7,340 | 71.7 | N/A | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Election News -The Polling in Chertsey". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. British Newspaper Archive. 5 March 1892. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 153 (177 in web page)
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