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February 1882 Preston by-election

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Preston constituency
Turnout	10,257 (79%)
First party Second party   Candidate Henry Cecil Raikes William Simpson Party Conservative Lib-Lab Popular vote 6,045 4,212 Percentage 58.9% 41.1%
MP before election John Holker Conservative Elected MP Henry Cecil Raikes Conservative

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. The seat was won by the Conservative candidate, Henry Cecil Raikes.

Result

References

1. "Sir John Holker (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
2. "Mr Henry Raikes (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
3. Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) . Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 185–187. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
4. "Preston Election- A Liberal Candidate". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 28 January 1882. p. 4. Retrieved 10 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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