1878 Marlborough by-election

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The 1878 Marlborough by-election was fought on 31 January 1878. The by-election was fought due to the succession to a peerage of the incumbent Liberal MP, Lord Ernest Brudenell-Bruce. It was won by the unopposed[1] Liberal candidate Lord Charles Brudenell-Bruce.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1977). British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan. p. 208.
  2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs