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1888 Isle of Thanet by-election
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UK parliamentary by-election
April 2022
The 1888 Isle of Thanet by-election was held on 29 June 1888 after the death of the incumbent Conservative MP Edward Robert King-Harman. The seat was retained by the Conservative candidate James Lowther, a former MP and government minister.
Isle of Thanet by-election, 1888British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 146 (170 in web page), Kent
Conservative Party (UK)
Rt Hon. James Lowther
3,547
55.1
-17.1
Liberal Party (UK)
Hon. Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen
2,889
44.9
+17.1
658
10.2
-34.2
6,436
78.2
+18.9
Conservative Party (UK)
-17.1
References
Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Kent constituencies
Category:1888 elections in the United Kingdom
Category:June 1888 in the United Kingdom
Category:1888 in England
Category:19th century in Kent