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1843 East Suffolk by-election

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The 1843 East Suffolk by-election was held on 18 April 1843 after the death of the incumbent Conservative MP Charles Broke Vere. It was retained by the Conservative candidate Frederick Thellusson. The Whig candidate had already stood in 1841.[1]

East Suffolk by-election, 1843[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick Thellusson 2,984 61.9
Whig Mr Adair 1,833 38.1
Majority 1,184 23.8
Turnout 4,817
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "East Suffolk election". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  2. ^ "East Suffolk Election". Coventry Standard. 28 April 1843. Retrieved 25 July 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.