1884 Poole by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 The Poole by-election of 1884 was fought on 19 April 1884. The by-election was fought due to the death of the incumbent MP, Charles Schreiber. It was won by the Conservative candidate William James Harris. Background Charles Schreiber had been elected at the 1880 general election, representing Poole, Dorset until his death in March 1884. A by-election was called for the following month. Result The seat was retained by the Conservative Party. By-election, 19 Apr 1884: PooleCraig F. W. S. F. W. S. Craig British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 1977 Macmillan Press London 978-1-349-02349-3 1st 244–245 Conservative Party (UK) William James Harris 877 51.8 +1.6 Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Chatfield ClarkeElection Intelligence: Poole https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000369/18840419/042/0005 21 December 2017 Reading Mercury 19 April 1884 5 British Newspaper Archive subscription 815 48.2 −1.6 62 3.6 +3.2 1,692 85.3 −3.8 1,983 Conservative Party (UK) +1.6 References Category:History of Poole Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Dorset constituencies Category:1884 in England Category:19th century in Dorset Category:1884 elections in the United Kingdom Category:Politics of Poole