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1889 Buckingham by-election

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The 1889 Buckingham by-election was held on 11 October 1889 after the incumbent Conservative MP, Egerton Hubbard succeeded to a peerage as the second Baron Addington. The seat was won by the Liberal candidate Edmund Verney who would later be expelled causing a by-election in 1891. The Conservative candidate, Evelyn Hubbard was the younger brother of the outgoing MP.

Buckingham by-election, 1889[1] Electorate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Edmund Verney 4,856 51.1 +1.5
Conservative Evelyn Hubbard 4,647 48.9 −1.5
Majority 209 2.2 N/A
Turnout 9,503 75.6 −2.7
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +1.5

References

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  1. ^ The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, p. 140 (164 in web page), Berkshire