The 1891 Buckingham by-election was held on 28 May 1891 after the expulsion of the incumbent Liberal MP, Edmund Verney, who had won in a by-election two years previously. The seat was retained by the Liberal candidate Herbert Samuel Leon.The Conservative candidate, Evelyn Hubbard was the younger brother of a previous MP and had stood in the 1889 by-election.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Herbert Samuel Leon | 5,018 | 51.7 | ||
Conservative | Evelyn Hubbard | 4,682 | 48.3 | ||
Majority | 336 | 3.4 | |||
Turnout | 9,700 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 140 (164 in web page), Berkshire