Basingstoke by-election, 1887

The 1887 Basingstoke by-election was held on 18 July 1887 after the incumbent Conservative MP George Sclater-Booth became the first Baron Basing. The seat was retained by the Conservative candidate Arthur Frederick Jeffreys.

Basingstoke by-election, 1887[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Frederick Jeffreys 3,158
Liberal G Judd 2,426
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. The Constitiutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 144 (168 in web page), Hampshire
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