1876 Burnley by-election

The 1876 Burnley by-election was held on 12 February 1876. The by-election was fought due to the death of the incumbent Liberal MP, Richard Shaw. It was won by the Liberal candidate Peter Rylands.^[1]

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Burnley by-election, 1876^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Rylands	3,520	53.4	−1.8
	Conservative	William Alexander Lindsay[4]	3,077	46.6	+1.8
Majority			433	6.8	−4.0
Turnout			6,597	92.6	+8.5
Registered electors			7,127
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.8

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