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1877 Launceston by-election

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The Launceston by-election of 1877 was fought on 3 March 1877. The by-election was fought due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, James Henry Deakin (junior). It was won by the Conservative candidate Sir Hardinge Stanley Giffard.[1]

1877 Launceston by-election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hardinge Giffard 392 58.9 −8.8
Liberal Robert Collier[3] 274 41.1 +8.8
Majority 118 17.7 −16.7
Turnout 666 80.6 −4.1
Registered electors 826
Conservative hold Swing -8.8

References

  1. ^ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
  2. ^ F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)
  3. ^ "To the Electors of the Borough of Launceston". Cornish & Devon Post. 18 October 1879. p. 4. Retrieved 4 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.