1897 Chertsey by-election

The Chertsey by-election, 1897 was a parliamentary by-election held on 19 February 1897 for the British House of Commons constituency of Chertsey. It was caused by the resignation of the constituency's sitting Conservative Member of Parliament Charles Harvey Combe, because of his ill-health.[1] Combe had held the seat since the 1892 by-election.[2]

Result

The seat was held for the Conservatives by Henry Currie Leigh-Bennett.[3]

Chertsey by-election, 1897: Chertsey[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Henry Currie Leigh-Bennett	4,845	54.9
	Liberal	Lawrence James Baker	3,977	45.1
Majority			888
Turnout			8,822
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "Chertsey Election". London Standard. British Newspaper Archive. 19 February 1897. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
2. "Election News -The Polling in Chertsey". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. British Newspaper Archive. 5 March 1892. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
3. "The Chertsey Election". London Standard. British Newspaper Archive. 20 February 1897. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
4. The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 153 (177 in web page)