October 1873 Bath by-election

The Bath by-election of 1873 was fought on 8 October 1873. The byelection was fought due to the Death of the incumbent MP of the Liberal Party, Donald Dalrymple. It was won by the Liberal candidate Arthur Hayter.[1]

By-election, 9 Oct 1873: Bath (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Arthur Hayter	2,210	50.9	-18.8
	Conservative	William Forsyth[2]	2,071	47.7	+17.4
	Independent Liberal	Charles Thompson[3]	57	1.3	N/A
Majority			139	3.2	+0.8
Turnout			4,338	83.7	-3.0
Registered electors			5,182
	Liberal hold		Swing	-18.1

References

http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
"To the electors of Bath". Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette. 2 October 1873. p. 5. Retrieved 27 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
"Local Intelligence". Downpatrick Recorder. 11 October 1873. p. 2. Retrieved 27 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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[1] ttp://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm

[2] "To the electors of Bath". Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette. 2 October 1873. p. 5. Retrieved 27 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[3] "Local Intelligence". Downpatrick Recorder. 11 October 1873. p. 2. Retrieved 27 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.