1875 Blackburn by-election

The 1875 Blackburn by-election was fought on 30 September 1875. The by-election was fought due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Henry Master Feilden. It was won by the Conservative candidate Daniel Thwaites.[1]

Blackburn by-election, 1875[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Daniel Thwaites 5,792 54.5 +2.9
Liberal Mr Hibbert 4,832 45.5 −3.0
Majority 960 9.0 +8.1
Turnout 10,624 90.6 −3.4
Conservative hold Swing +3.0
  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. ^ "Blackburn Election". Jersey Independent and Daily Telegraph. 2 October 1875 – via British Newspaper Archive.