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1887 Ramsey by-election

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The 1887 Ramsey by-election was held on 30 August 1887. The by-election triggered upon succession of William Fellowes to the peerage as Baron de Ramsey. The seat was retained by the Conservative candidate Ailwyn Edward Fellowes.

Ramsey by-election, 1887[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ailwyn Edward Fellowes 2,700 52.8 −0.7
Liberal James Harris Sanders 2,414 47.2 +0.7
Majority 286 5.6
Turnout 5,114 84.4 −2.2
Conservative hold Swing −0.7

References

  1. ^ The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 145 (169 in web page), Huntingdonshire