1875 Horsham by-election

The 1875 Horsham by-election was fought on 17 December 1875. The by-election was fought due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, William Vesey-FitzGerald, who became Chief Charity Commissioner for England and Wales.^[1] It was won by the Liberal candidate Robert Henry Hurst (junior).^[2] who had previously been MP for the seat but was defeated at the previous General Election.

1875 Horsham by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Henry Hurst	437	50.5	+13.2
	Conservative	John Aldridge[3]	424	49.0	−13.7
	Permissive Bill	Thomas Richardson[4]	5	0.6	New
Majority			13	1.5	N/A
Turnout			866	87.3	+0.4
Registered electors			992
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	+13.4

This election was declared void and Hurst did not stand in the by-election in 1876.

References

1. "No. 24271". The London Gazette. 30 November 1875. p. 6048.
2. "leighrayment.com House of Commons: Horncastle to Hythe". Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
3. "Horsham". Northern Whig. 29 November 1875. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 1 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Election Intelligence". Chelmsford Chronicle. 24 December 1875. p. 7. Retrieved 1 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.