The 1878 West Kent by-election was fought on 15 May 1878. The by-election was fought due to the resignation in order to contest Oxford University of the incumbent Conservative MP, John Gilbert Talbot. It was won by the unopposed[1] Conservative candidate Viscount Lewisham.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1977). British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan. p. 407.
  2. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs


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