1871 Westmorland by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election

The 1871 Westmorland by-election was fought on 21 February 1871. The by-election was fought due to the incumbent Conservative MP, Thomas Taylor becoming Baron Kenlis and so losing his House of Commons seat due to his elevation to the House of Lords. It was won by his son Thomas Taylor, who stood unopposed[1] as the Conservative candidate.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1977). British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan. p. 478.
2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2014.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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