1891 South Molton by-election

The 1891 South Molton by-election was held on 13 November 1891 after the incumbent Liberal Unionist MP Newton Wallop was elevated to the peerage. The election was won by the Liberal candidate, George Lambert who would hold the seat with one short interruption until 1945.

George Lambert

South Molton by-election, 1891[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	George Lambert	4,222	58.4
	Liberal Unionist	C W Buller	3,010	41.6
Majority			1,212	16.8
Turnout			7,232
	Liberal hold		Swing

References

1. The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 142 (166 in web page), Devonshire