1889 Buckingham by-election

The 1889 Buckingham by-election was held on 11 October 1889 after the incumbent Conservative MP, Egerton Hubbard succeeded to a peerage as the second Baron Addington. The seat was won by the Liberal candidate Edmund Verney who would later be expelled causing a by-election in 1891. The Conservative candidate, Evelyn Hubbard was the younger brother of the outgoing MP.

Buckingham by-election, 1889[1] Electorate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Edmund Verney	4,856	50.1
	Conservative	Evelyn Hubbard	4,647	49.9
Majority			209	0.2	N/A
Turnout			9,503
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

References

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