1879 Canterbury by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 The 1879 Canterbury by-election was held on 8 May 1879. The by-election was fought due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Lewis Majendie. It was won by the Conservative candidate Robert Peter Laurie.May 2021 Corruption The Liberal candidate Charles Edwards was accused of spending about £140 (UK 140 1870 eq £) on buying votes during the campaign. Although Edwards disclaimed knowledge of this and blamed his campaign manager, he did admit that the money was spent on bribery.Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons Parliamentary Papers https://books.google.com/books?id=sFMTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR6 1881 H.M. Stationery Office 5–14 Canterbury by-election, 1879Canterbury Election Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald 10 May 1879 5 October 2016 http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000338/18790510/026/0004 British Newspaper Archive subscription Conservative Party (UK) Robert Peter Laurie 1,159 51.2 -10.4 Liberal Party (UK) Charles Edwards 1,103 48.8 +10.3 56 2.4 -7.6 2,262 73.2 -2.5 Conservative Party (UK) -10.4 References Category:1879 in England Category:History of Canterbury Category:1879 elections in the United Kingdom Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Kent constituencies Category:19th century in Kent