1893 Cirencester by-election
UK parliamentary by-election
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A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Cirencester was held on 23 February 1893 after a court declared that votes in the by-election in 1892 had been declared equal. The seat was gained by the Liberal candidate Harry Levy-Lawson. The Conservative candidate Thomas Chester-Master was declared the victor of the 1892 by-election by 3 votes, but on petition and after scrutiny, the votes were declared equal and the 1893 by-election was held.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Harry Levy-Lawson | 4,687 | 51.3 | +0.4 | |
| Conservative | Thomas Chester-Master | 4,445 | 48.7 | â0.4 | |
| Majority | 242 | 2.6 | +0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 9,132 | 90.9 | +9.1 | ||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +0.4 | |||
23 February 1893
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| Turnout | 9,132 90.9% (  9.1 pp) | |||||||||||||||
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