1876 Horsham by-election

The Horsham by-election of 1876 was held on 29 February 1876. The byelection was fought due to the previous by-election being declared void. This had resulted in the election of the Liberal MP Robert Henry Hurst (junior).

The Conservative candidate, Sir Hardinge Gifford, had been appointed as Solicitor General the year before, although he had not yet gotten a seat in the Commons. It was won by the Liberal candidate James Clifton Brown.[1]

Votes

Horsham by-election, 29 February 1876

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Clifton Brown	478[2]	53.0
	Conservative	Sir Hardinge Gifford	424[2]	47.0
Majority			54[2]	6.0
Turnout			902
Registered electors
	Liberal hold		Swing

References

1. "leighrayment.com House of Commons: Horncastle to Hythe". Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
2. "Election Intelligence." Times [London, England] 1 Mar. 1876: 5. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 1 Dec. 2013.