1875 Horsham by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election

The 1875 Horsham by-election was fought on 17 December 1875. The by-election was fought due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, William Vesey-FitzGerald, who became Chief Charity Commissioner for England and Wales.[1] It was won by the Liberal candidate Robert Henry Hurst (junior).[2] who had previously been MP for the seat but was defeated at the previous General Election.

1875 Horsham by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Henry Hurst 437 50.5 +13.2
Conservative John Aldridge[3] 424 49.0 −13.7
Permissive Bill Thomas Richardson[4] 5 0.6 New
Majority 13 1.5 N/A
Turnout 866 87.3 +0.4
Registered electors 992
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +13.4

This election was declared void and Hurst did not stand in the by-election in 1876.

References

  1. ^ "No. 24271". The London Gazette. 30 November 1875. p. 6048.
  2. ^ "leighrayment.com House of Commons: Horncastle to Hythe". Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Horsham". Northern Whig. 29 November 1875. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 1 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Election Intelligence". Chelmsford Chronicle. 24 December 1875. p. 7. Retrieved 1 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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