The 1878 Oxford University by-election was fought on 13–17 May 1878. The by-election was fought due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, Gathorne Hardy. It was won by the Conservative candidate John Gilbert Talbot.[1]

1878 Oxford University by-election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Gilbert Talbot 2,687 73.1 N/A
Liberal Henry John Stephen Smith[3] 989 26.9 New
Majority 1,698 46.2 N/A
Turnout 3,676 73.1 N/A
Registered electors 5,026
Conservative hold Swing N/A

References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "O"
  2. ↑ F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)
  3. ↑ "Representation of Oxford University". Bury and Norwich Post. 14 May 1878. p. 8. Retrieved 14 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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