1897 Petersfield by-election

The 1897 Petersfield by-election was held on 8 June 1897 after the death of the incumbent Conservative MP William Wickham. The seat was retained by the Conservative candidate William Graham Nicholson.

Nicholson

Petersfield by-election, 1897[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Graham Nicholson	3,748	53.0
	Liberal	John Bonham-Carter	3,328	47.0
Majority			520	6.0
Turnout			7,076
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 145 (169 in web page), Hampshire