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UK Parliamentary by-election
The 1871 Plymouth by-election was held on 22 November 1871. The byelection was fought due to the resignation in order to become a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas of the incumbent Liberal MP, Robert Collier. It was won by the Conservative candidate Edward Bates.
