1878 Newcastle-under-Lyme by-election explained

The 1878 Newcastle-under-Lyme by-election was fought on 23 August 1878. The by-election was fought due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Sir Edmund Buckley. It was won by the Liberal candidate Samuel Rathbone Edge.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leigh Rayment - Commons. https://web.archive.org/web/20080607022521/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm. 7 June 2008. dead. leighrayment.com.

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