| Election Name: | February 1882 Preston by-election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Seats For Election: | Preston constituency |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1881 Preston by-election |
| Previous Year: | 1881 |
| Next Election: | November 1882 Preston by-election |
| Next Year: | 1882 |
| Turnout: | 10,257 (79%) |
| Candidate1: | Henry Cecil Raikes |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Popular Vote1: | 6,045 |
| Percentage1: | 58.9% |
| Candidate2: | William Simpson |
| Party2: | Liberal-Labour (UK) |
| Popular Vote2: | 4,212 |
| Percentage2: | 41.1% |
| MP | |
| Before Election: | John Holker |
| Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| After Election: | Henry Cecil Raikes |
| After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
The February 1882 Preston by-election was held on 2 February 1882, following the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP John Holker, after his appointment as Lord Justice of Appeal.[1] The seat was won by the Conservative candidate, Henry Cecil Raikes.[2]