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November 1882 Preston by-election

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Preston constituency
Turnout	10,518 (81%)
First party Second party   Candidate William Tomlinson Robert William Hanbury Party Conservative Conservative Popular vote 6,351 4,167 Percentage 60.4% 39.6%
MP before election Henry Cecil Raikes Conservative Elected MP William Tomlinson Conservative

The November 1882 Preston by-election was held on 25 November 1882, following the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP Henry Cecil Raikes. 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.

Result

References

1. "Mr Henry Raikes (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
2. "Mr William Tomlinson (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
3. "Mr Robert Hanbury (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
4. 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.

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