| Election Name: | November 1882 Preston by-election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Seats For Election: | Preston constituency |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | February 1882 Preston by-election |
| Previous Year: | 1882 |
| Next Election: | 1885 United Kingdom general election |
| Next Year: | 1885 |
| Turnout: | 10,518 (81%) |
| Candidate1: | William Tomlinson |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Popular Vote1: | 6,351 |
| Percentage1: | 60.4% |
| Candidate2: | Robert William Hanbury |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Popular Vote2: | 4,167 |
| Percentage2: | 39.6% |
| MP | |
| Before Election: | Henry Cecil Raikes |
| Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| After Election: | William Tomlinson |
| After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Image1: | William Tomlinson.jpg |
The November 1882 Preston by-election was held on 25 November 1882, following the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP Henry Cecil Raikes.[1] While multiple candidates stood in the by-election both candidates were members of the Conservative Party. The seat was won by William Tomlinson, although the loser, Robert William Hanbury, would go on to be elected as the second member at the 1885 General Election.[2] [3]