1872_Preston_by-election

1872 Preston by-election

1872 Preston by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election


The 1872 Preston by-election was fought on 13 September 1872. The by-election was fought due to the death of one of the constituency's two Conservative MPs, Sir Thomas Fermor-Hesketh. It was won by the Conservative candidate John Holker.[1]


References

  1. Craig, Frederick Walter Scott, ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 249.



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