Cirencester by-election, 1893

The 1893 Cirencester by-election was held on 23 February 1893 after a court declared a by-election in 1892 was rerun after the votes had been declared equal. The seat was gained by the Liberal candidate Harry Lawson Webster Levy-Lawson. The Conservative candidate Thomas Chester-Master was declared the victor of the 1892 by-election by 3 votes, but on petition and after scrutiny, the votes were declared equal and the 1893 by-election was held.

Cirencester by-election, 1893^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Harry Lawson Webster Levy-Lawson	4,687	51.3
	Conservative	Thomas William Chester Chester-Master	4,445	48.7
Majority			242	2.6
Turnout				90.9
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

References

↑ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
↑ The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 144 (168 in web page), Gloucestershire

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