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1877 Huntingdonshire by-election

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The 1877 Huntingdonshire by-election was fought on 29 June 1877. The by-election was fought due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Henry Carstairs Pelly. It was won by the Conservative candidate Viscount Mandeville.[1]

1877 Huntingdonshire by-election (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Montagu 1,468 51.0 −21.4
Liberal Henry Wentworth-FitzWilliam[2] 1,410 49.0 +21.4
Majority 58 2.0 −4.7
Turnout 2,878 76.8 0.0
Registered electors 3,748
Conservative hold Swing -21.4

References

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  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. ^ "Huntingdonshire". Cambridge Chronicle and Journal. 16 June 1877. p. 6. Retrieved 1 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.