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1897 Sheffield Brightside by-election

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The 1897 Sheffield Brightside by-election was held on 6 August 1897 due to the death of the incumbent Liberal MP Anthony John Mundella. It was won by the Liberal-Labour candidate Frederick Maddison,

F. Maddison
Sheffield Brightside by-election, 1897[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Lib-Lab Frederick Maddison 4,289 51.1
Conservative James Fitzalan Hope 4,106 48.9
Majority 183 2.2
Turnout 77.1
Liberal hold Swing

References

  1. ^ The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 174 (198 in web page)