Brigg by-election, 1894

The Brigg by-election of 1894 was held on 7 December 1894. The by-election was held due to the appointment of the incumbent Liberal MP, Samuel Danks Waddy as recorder of Sheffield. It was won by the Conservative candidate John Maunsell Richardson.^[1]

Votes

Brigg by-election, 1894[2] [3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Maunsell Richardson	4,377	50.4	+2.9
	Liberal	Harold James Reckitt	4,300	49.6	−2.9
Majority			77	0.9	−4.1
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	+5.9

References

1. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
2. The Constitiutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 148 (172 in web page)
3. "The Brigg Election". The Daily News. 10 December 1894. p. 3.