1877 Oldham by-election

The 1877 Oldham by-election was fought on 1 March 1877. The byelection was fought due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, John Morgan Cobbett. It was won by the Liberal candidate J. T. Hibbert.^[1]

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	YJ. T. Hibbert	9,542	51.9	+2.4
	Conservative	Thomas Evans Lees^[3]	8,831	48.1	−2.4
Majority			711	3.8	N/A
Turnout			18,373	90.7	−0.6
Registered electors			20,249
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	+2.4

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