1879 East Somerset by-election
The 1879 East Somerset by-election was fought on 19 March 1879. The by-election was fought due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Ralph Shuttleworth Allen. It was won by the unopposed[1] Conservative candidate Lord Brooke.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1977). British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan. p. 451.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
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