1870 Isle of Wight by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 The 1870 Isle of Wight by-election was fought on 10 June 1870.The committee for conducting the election of George Moffatt, esq. Poll Book at the Election of a Knight of the Shire for the County of the Isle of Wight 1870 Hampshire Independent Southampton https://archive.org/details/pollbookatelecti00isle/page/n5/mode/2up The election occurred as a result of the death of the incumbent MP of the Liberal Party, Sir John Simeon, 3rd Baronet. The Conservative candidate Alexander Baillie-Cochrane was elected over his Liberal opponent by a margin of 35 votes. 1870 Isle of Wight by-election Conservative Party (UK) Alexander Baillie-Cochrane 1,317 50.7 +5.5 Liberal Party (UK) George Moffatt 1,282 49.3 -5.5 35 1.4 N/A 2,599 68.3 +3.4 3,807 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) +5.5 References Category:1870 in England Category:Politics of the Isle of Wight Category:1870 elections in the United Kingdom Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Hampshire constituencies Category:19th century in Hampshire