November 1843 Salisbury by-election

The Salisbury by-election of November 1843 was an election held on 24 November 1843. The by-election was brought about due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Wadham Wyndham. It was won by the Conservative candidate John Campbell.[1]

By-election, 24 November 1843: Salisbury[1][2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	John Campbell	317	54.0	−13.2
	Whig	Edward Pleydell-Bouverie[3]	270	46.0	+13.2
Majority			47	8.0	−0.2
Turnout			587	81.1	−7.6
Registered electors			724
	Conservative hold		Swing	−13.2

References

1. Frederick Walter Scott Craig (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885. Springer. p. 266. ISBN 9781349023493.
2. Stooks Smith, Henry (1845). The Parliaments of England, from 1st George I., to the Present Time. Vol II: Oxfordshire to Wales Inclusive. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. pp. 119–121. Retrieved 30 November 2018 – via Google Books.
3. "Salisbury Election". Sherborne Mercury. 6 May 1843. p. 4. Retrieved 30 November 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.