1868 Pontefract by-election
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The 1868 Pontefract by-election was held on 21 December 1868. The by-election was held due to the incumbent Liberal MP, Hugh Childers, becoming First Lord of the Admiralty.[1] It was retained by Childers who was unopposed.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Election News – Pontefract". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 17 December 1868. p. 3. Retrieved 30 June 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Election Intelligence – Pontefract". London Evening Standard. 22 December 1868. p. 3. Retrieved 30 June 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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