1891 Buckingham by-election

The 1891 Buckingham by-election was held on 28 May 1891 after the expulsion of the incumbent Liberal MP, Edmund Verney, who had won in a by-election two years' previously. The seat was retained by the Liberal candidate Herbert Samuel Leon.The Conservative candidate, Evelyn Hubbard was the younger brother of a previous MP and had stood in the 1889 by-election.

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Buckingham by-election, 1891[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Herbert Samuel Leon 5,018 51.7
Conservative Evelyn Hubbard 4,682 48.3
Majority 336 3.4
Turnout 9,700
Liberal hold Swing

References

  1. The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 140 (164 in web page), Berkshire


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