1894 Brigg by-election

The Brigg by-election of 1894 was held on 7 December 1894. The by-election was held due to the appointment of the incumbent Liberal MP, Samuel Danks Waddy as recorder of Sheffield. It was won by the Conservative candidate John Maunsell Richardson.[1]

Votes
Brigg by-election, 1894[2] [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John Maunsell Richardson 4,377 50.4 +2.9
Liberal Harold James Reckitt 4,300 49.6 −2.9
Majority 77 0.9 −4.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +5.9
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References
  1. "House of Commons".
  2. The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 148 (172 in web page)
  3. "The Brigg Election". The Daily News. 10 December 1894. p. 3.


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