1877 Halifax by-election

The 1877 Halifax by-election was fought on 20 February 1877. The by-election was fought due to the resignation of the incumbent Liberal MP, John Crossley. It was won by the Liberal candidate John Dyson Hutchinson.[1]

1877 Halifax by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Dyson Hutchinson	5,750	61.3	−12.5
	Conservative	Richard Wilson Gamble[2]	3,624	38.7	+12.5
Majority			2,126	22.6	+12.2
Turnout			9,374	79.9	−3.8
Registered electors			11,737
	Liberal hold		Swing	-12.5

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
2. "Halifax Election". Morpeth Herald. 24 February 1877. p. 2. Retrieved 31 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.