1895 West Dorset by-election

The 1895 West Dorset by-election was held on 14 May 1895 after the death of the incumbent Conservative MP Henry Richard Farquharson. The seat was retained by the Conservative candidate Robert Williams.

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1895 West Dorset by-election^[1][2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Williams	3,538	60.3	+3.6
	Independent Farmers	George Wood Homer[3][n 1]	2,325	39.7	−3.6
Majority			1,213	20.6	+7.1
Turnout			5,863	76.0	−8.0
Registered electors			7,713
	Conservative hold		Swing	+3.6

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1895 West Dorset
by-election

← 1892 14 May 1895 1895 â†’
West Dorset constituency
First party Second party   Lib Candidate Robert Williams G W Homer Party Conservative Liberal Popular vote 3,538 2,325 Percentage 60.3% 39.7% Swing 3.6% 3.6%
MP before election Henry Richard Farquharson Conservative Elected MP Robert Williams Conservative

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