Isle of Thanet by-election, 1888

The 1888 Isle of Thanet by-election was held on 29 June 1888 after the death of the incumbent Conservative MP Edward Robert King-Harman. The seat was retained by the Conservative candidate James Lowther, a former MP and government minister.

Isle of Thanet by-election, 1888[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rt Hon. James Lowther 3,547 55.1
Liberal Hon. Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen 2,889 44.9
Majority 658 10.2
Turnout 78.2
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
  2. The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 146 (170 in web page), Kent
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