West Dorset by-election, 1895

The 1895 West Dorset by-election was held on 14 May 1895 after the death of the incumbent Conservative MP Henry Richard Farquharson. The seat was retained by the Conservative candidate Robert Williams.

West Dorset by-election, 1895^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Williams	3,538
	Liberal	G W Homer	2,825
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

↑ The Constitiutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 143 (167 in web page), Dorsetshire

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