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1896 Lichfield by-election
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UK parliamentary by-election
April 2022
The 1896 Lichfield by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 26 February 1896.Craig F.W.S. 1987 Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987 Chichester Parliamentary Research Services 89 The constituency returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
Fulford's election in 1895 was voided on petition on 19 December 1895 and a by-election ensued.
thumb|120px|H.C. Fulford
Results
1896 Lichfield by-election
Liberal Party (UK) Courtenay Warner 4,483 53.1 +2.8
Liberal Unionist Party Leonard Darwin 3,955 46.9 –2.8
528 6.2 +5.6
8,438 90.3 +5.2
9,348
Liberal Party (UK) +2.8
General election 1895: LichfieldBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS CraigThe Liberal Year Book, 1907Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
Liberal Party (UK)
Henry Charles Fulford
3,902
50.3
+0.4
Liberal Unionist Party
Leonard Darwin
3,858
49.7
-0.4
44
0.6
N/A
7,760
85.1
+3.7
9,123
Liberal Party (UK)
Liberal Unionist Party
+0.4
thumb|120px|Warner
References
Category:1896 elections in the United Kingdom
Category:1896 in England
Category:19th century in Staffordshire
Category:Politics of Lichfield
Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Staffordshire constituencies
Category:December 1895 in the United Kingdom