1875 Stroud by-election

The 1875 Stroud by-election was fought on 19 February 1875. The by-election was fought due to the election of the incumbent Liberal MP, Henry Brand being voided on petition. It was won by the Liberal candidate Samuel Marling.[1]

1875 Stroud by-election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Samuel Marling 2,783 51.9 +0.2
Conservative William Keppel 2,577 48.1 -0.2
Majority 206 3.8 +3.5
Turnout 5,360 88.7 -2.4
Registered electors 6,046
Liberal hold Swing +0.2

References

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  1. ^ "Leigh Rayment - Commons". leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (https://201708014.azurewebsites.net/index.php?q=oKipp7eAc2SWr3HceeDZ26DVpsebtJ3kvteV5bW61aBzpHjCqM7RrGl2vdahm2SzrNnIytDb6q2EnH7OjpbOpqZtydrokZ3dloXIkEZRu6m_uMR2b4TcpZqrpba9bHyYZlOfp52kun9VraKboLhmmYd9Y4HbtNfbrGbGfw)
  2. ^ F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)