1876 Mid Cheshire by-election

The 1876 Mid Cheshire by-election was held on 18 July 1876. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Egerton Leigh who had held the seat since his election in 1873.[1] The seat was won in 1876 by the Conservative candidate Piers Egerton-Warburton.[2] This election was uncontested.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Death Of Colonel Egerton Leigh, M.P.". News. The Times. No. 28671. London. 3 July 1876. p. 8.
  2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  3. ^ Pink, W. et al. “Parliamentary Representation of Cheshire”, Local Gleanings: An Archaeological and Historical Magazine Chiefly Relating to the Lancashire and Cheshire, Volume 1, p. 467 (1880).
  4. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1977). British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan. p. 360.