1889 Buckingham by-election
Appearance
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.
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
[edit]- ^ The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, p. 140 (164 in web page), Berkshire