1889 Buckingham by-election
Appearance
The 1889 Buckingham by-election was held on 11 October 1889 after the incumbent Conservative MP, Egerton Hubbard succeeded to a peerage as the second Baron Addington. The seat was won by the Liberal candidate Edmund Verney who would later be expelled causing a by-election in 1891. The Conservative candidate, Evelyn Hubbard was the younger brother of the outgoing MP.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Edmund Verney | 4,856 | |||
Conservative | Evelyn Hubbard | 4,647 | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
References
- ^ The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 140 (164 in web page), Berkshire