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The 1901 Oswestry by-election was held on 24 May 1901 following the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Stanley Leighton on 4 May 1901.^[1]

The seat was retained by the Conservative candidate George Ormsby-Gore.

1901 Oswestry by-election^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hon. George Ormsby-Gore	4,518	56.8	*N/A*
	Liberal	Allan Heywood Bright	3,430	43.2	New
Majority			1,088	13.6	N/A
Turnout			7,948	79.5	N/A
	Conservative hold

References

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^ "The late Mr. Stanley Leighton, M.P., F.S.A.". The Shrewsbury Chronicle. 10 May 1901. p. 6.
^ Craig, F.W.S. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918. London and Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 375. ISBN 978-1-349-02300-4.
^ The Liberal Year Book for 1908. London: The Liberal Publication Department. 1908. pp. 336–337.
^ The Constitutional Year Book for 1919. London: National Unionist Association. 1919. p. 269.

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