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1893 Accrington by-election
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UK parliamentary by-election
April 2022
The 1893 Accrington by-election was held on 21 December 1893 after the incumbent Liberal MP Joseph Leese becoming the Recorder of Manchester and so having to stand for re-election as a paid government office. Leese retained the seat.
The Conservative candidate, Robert Trotter Hodge had been the MP for Accrington from 1886 to 1892.
Accrington by-election, 1893British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 147 (171 in web page), Lancashire North East
Liberal Party (UK)
Joseph Leese
5,822
51.1
Conservative Party (UK)
Robert Trotter Hodge
5,564
48.9
258
2.2
11,386
92.1
Liberal Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
References
Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Lancashire constituencies
Category:1893 elections in the United Kingdom
Category:December 1893 in the United Kingdom
Category:1890s in Lancashire
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