1896 Frome by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 The 1896 Frome by-election, was a by-election held on 2 June 1896 for the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.Craig F.W.S. 1987 Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987 Chichester Parliamentary Research Services 89 The by-election was called when the incumbent Viscount Weymouth entered the House of Lords as the 5th Marquess of Bath in 1896 on the death of his father. Weymouth had been the Member of Parliament for Frome between 1886 and 1892 and from 1895 to 1896.Viscount Weymouth https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/viscount-weymouth/index.html Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) 6 October 2012 Weymouth's brother Alexander Thynne stood as the Conservative Party candidate against the Liberal Party candidate John Barlow.London Evening Time Election Intelligience 3 Jun 1896 5 The constituency had changed from Conservative to Liberal parties a number of times and Barlow had lost the seat at the 1895 General Election to Viscount Weymouth who had a majority of 383. Result Barlow was elected the Member for Frome with majority of 299. 1896 Frome by-electionBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS CraigThe Liberal Year Book, 1907Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901 Liberal Party (UK) John Barlow 5,062 51.5 +3.5 Conservative Party (UK) Alexander Thynne 4,763 48.5 -3.5 299 3.0 N/A 9,825 83.7 +0.3 11,736 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +3.5 References Category:1896 elections in the United Kingdom Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Somerset constituencies Category:Elections in Somerset Category:1896 in England