1893 Cirencester by-election

UK parliamentary by-election

1893 Cirencester by-election | ← 1892 (by-election) | 23 February 1893 (1893-02-23) | 1895 →

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Cirencester constituency
Turnout| 9,132
90.9% ( 9.1 pp)
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Candidate  | Harry Levy-Lawson | Thomas Chester-Master
Party  | Liberal | Conservative
Popular vote  | 4,687 | 4,445
Percentage  | 51.3% | 48.7%

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| MP before election

Thomas Chester-Master (annulled)

| Elected MP

Harry Levy-Lawson

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The 1893 Cirencester by-election was held on 23 February 1893 after a court declared a by-election in 1892 was rerun after the votes had been declared equal. The seat was gained by the Liberal candidate Harry Levy-Lawson. The Conservative candidate Thomas Chester-Master was declared the victor of the 1892 by-election by 3 votes, but on petition and after scrutiny, the votes were declared equal and the 1893 by-election was held.

1893 Cirencester by-election[1][2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Harry Levy-Lawson | 4,687  | 51.3  | +0.4
| Conservative | Thomas Chester-Master | 4,445  | 48.7  | −0.4
Majority | 242  | 2.6  | N/A
Turnout | 9,132  | 90.9  | +9.1
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig).
2. ^ The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 144 (168 in web page), Gloucestershire.

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