Ipswich by-election, 1876
The Ipswich by-election of 1876 was fought on 1 January 1876. The by-election was fought due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, John Patteson Cobbold. It was won by his younger brother the Conservative candidate Thomas Clement Cobbold.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Β± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Clement Cobbold | 2,213 | 58.0 | ||
Lib-Lab | William Newton | 1,607 | 42.0 | ||
Majority | 606 | 15.9 | |||
Turnout | 3,820 | 56.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- β http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
- β F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results: 1832-1885, p.163
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