1878 Cirencester by-election
The Cirencester by-election of 1878 was held on 12 March 1878. The byelection was fought due to the succession to a peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, Allen Bathurst who became the sixth Earl Bathurst. It was won by the Conservative candidate Thomas William Chester-Master.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas William Chester-Master | 698 | |||
| Liberal | Mr. Ponsonby | 347 | |||
| Majority | 351 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative Party (UK) hold | Swing | ||||
References
- http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
- "Cirencester Election". Gloucester Citizen. 13 March 1878. Retrieved 5 October 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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