1878 Bristol by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election

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December 16, 1878 (1878-12-16)

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Constituency of Bristol

Registered

24,851

Turnout

68.96%

	First party	Second party
	Lib
Candidate	Lewis Fry	Ivor Guest
Party	Liberal	Conservative
Popular vote	9,342	7,795
Percentage	54.51%	45.49%

MP before election

Kirkman Hodgson
Liberal

Elected MP

Lewis Fry
Liberal

The 1878 Bristol by-election was fought on 14 December 1878. The by-election was fought due to the resignation of the incumbent Liberal MP, Kirkman Hodgson. It was won by the Liberal candidate Lewis Fry.^[1]

By-Election 16 December 1878: Bristol^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lewis Fry	9,342	54.51	+2.4
	Conservative	Ivor Guest	7,795	45.49	-2.4
Majority			1,547	9.02	+8.5
Turnout			17,137	68.96	-4.9
Registered electors			24,851
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

References

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
^ Craig, F. W. S. (1977). British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan. p. 68.

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