1872 Northern West Riding of Yorkshire by-election explained

The 1872 Northern West Riding of Yorkshire by-election was fought on 3 February 1872. The by-election was fought due to the death of the incumbent MP of the Liberal Party, Sir Francis Crossley. It was won by the Conservative candidate Francis Sharp Powell.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: House of Commons . 25 November 2013 . 18 January 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140118053557/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm .