1875 Horsham by-election explained

The 1875 Horsham by-election was fought on 17 December 1875. The by-election was fought due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, William Vesey-FitzGerald, who became Chief Charity Commissioner for England and Wales. It was won by the Liberal candidate Robert Henry Hurst (junior).[1] who had previously been MP for the seat but was defeated at the previous General Election.

This election was declared void and Hurst did not stand in the by-election in 1876.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: leighrayment.com House of Commons: Horncastle to Hythe . 1 December 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121219110655/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Hcommons4.htm . 19 December 2012 .