1868 Wareham by-election

UK parliamentary by-election June 2020 1868 Wareham by-election presidential United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1868 Wareham constituency no 1868 United Kingdom general election 1868 1874 United Kingdom general election 1874 1868 12 23 y John Erle-Drax Conservative Party (UK) 374 W. M. Calcraft Liberal Party (UK) 305 MP Subsequent MP John Calcraft Liberal Party (UK) John Erle-Drax Conservative Party (UK) The 1868 Wareham by-election was fought on 23 December 1868. The by-election was fought due to the death of the incumbent MP of the Liberal Party, John Calcraft. It was won by the Conservative candidate John Erle-Drax.http://www.wareham-tc.gov.uk/pages_2012/victorians.htm Wareham Town Council 24 November 2013 2 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131202230457/http://www.wareham-tc.gov.uk/pages_2012/victorians.htm dead Result By-election, 23 December 1868: WarehamCraig F. W. S. F. W. S. Craig 17 June 1977 British Parliamentary Election Results Springer 318 978-1-349-02349-3 Conservative Party (UK) John Erle-Drax 374 55.1 +1.0 Liberal Party (UK) W. M. Calcraft 305 44.9 −1.0 69 10.2 N/A 679 76.0 −0.4 894 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) +1.1 References Category:1868 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1868 in England Category:19th century in Dorset Category:December 1868 in the United Kingdom Category:Purbeck District Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Dorset constituencies