1874 Midhurst by-election explained

The 1874 Midhurst by-election was fought on 23 September 1874. The by-election was fought due to the succession to a peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, Charles Perceval. It was won by the Conservative candidate Sir Henry Holland[1] who was unopposed.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: House of Commons. https://web.archive.org/web/20080607022521/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm. 7 June 2008. www.leighrayment.com. dead. 17 September 2016.
  2. Book: Craig, F. W. S. . F. W. S. Craig . British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 . 1 . 1977 . Macmillan . London . 212.

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