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1895 West Dorset
by-election

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West Dorset constituency
First party Second party   Lib Candidate Robert Williams G W Homer Party Conservative Liberal Popular vote 3,538 2,325 Percentage 60.3% 39.7% Swing 3.6% 3.6%
MP before election Henry Richard Farquharson Conservative Elected MP Robert Williams Conservative

The 1895 West Dorset by-election was held on 14 May 1895 after the death of the incumbent Conservative MP Henry Richard Farquharson. The seat was retained by the Conservative candidate Robert Williams.

Notes and references

Notes

1. Supported by the local Liberal association

References

1. The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 143 (167 in web page), Dorsetshire
2. British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
3. "West Dorset". Salisbury and Winchester Journal. 11 May 1895. p. 2. Retrieved 23 November 2017.

• By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Dorset constituencies
• May 1895 events
• 1895 elections in the United Kingdom
• 1895 in England
• 19th century in Dorset