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1876 Dorset by-election
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UK Parliamentary by-election
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The 1876 Dorset by-election was fought on 3 February 1876. The by-election was fought due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, Henry Sturt. It was won by the Conservative candidate Edward Digby.May 2021 The other candidate stood as a "Conservative, and tenant farmer" candidate.
Dorset by-election, 1876Dorset Election Sheffield Daily Telegraph 5 February 1876 6 October 2016 http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000289/18760205/010/0003 British Newspaper Archive subscription
Conservative Party (UK)
Edward Digby
3,060
62.1
N/A
Conservative and tenant farmer
Mr. Fowler
1,866
37.9
New
1,194
24.2
N/A
4,926
69.0
N/A
Conservative Party (UK)
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Category:1876 in England
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