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1887 Ramsey by-election

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The 1887 Ramsey by-election was held on 30 August 1887. The by-election triggered upon succession of William Fellowes to the peerage as Baron de Ramsey. The seat was retained by the Conservative candidate Ailwyn Edward Fellowes.

Ramsey by-election, 1887[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ailwyn Edward Fellowes 2,700 52.8 N/A
Liberal James Harris Sanders 2,414 47.2 New
Majority 286 5.6 N/A
Turnout 5,114 84.4 N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

References

  1. ^ The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, p. 145 (169 in web page), Huntingdonshire