1890 Stamford by-election

The 1890 Stamford by-election was held on 7 March 1890, when the incumbent Conservative MP John Lawrance resigned after being appointed a Judge of the Queen's Bench division of the High Court of Justice.^[1] The by-election was won by the Conservative Party candidate Henry Cust.^[2]

1890 Stamford by-election

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Stamford constituency
Turnout	77.8% (Previous election was unopposed)
First party Second party   Candidate Harry Cust Arthur Priestley Party Conservative Liberal Popular vote 4,236 3,954 Percentage 51.7% 48.3%
MP before election John Lawrance Conservative Elected MP Harry Cust Conservative

Result

By-election, 7 March 1890: Stamford^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Harry Cust	4,236	51.7	N/A
	Liberal	Arthur Priestley	3,954	48.3	New
Majority			282	3.4	N/A
Turnout			8,190	77.8	N/A
Registered electors			10,526
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A