1837 Anglesey by-election
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The 1837 Anglesey by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the House of Commons constituency of Anglesey in North Wales on 23 February 1837.
Vacancy
[edit]The by-election was called following the resignation of the sitting member Richard Williams-Bulkeley.[1]
Candidates
[edit]The Whigs nominated solicitor William Owen Stanley who was the son of John Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley of Alderley and the younger twin brother of Edward Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley.
The Conservatives nominated Owen John Augustus Fuller Meyrick.[1]
Result
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Whig | William Owen Stanley | 693 | 54.2 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Owen John Augustus Fuller Meyrick[3] | 586 | 45.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 107 | 8.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,279 | 88.2 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 1,450 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
- ^ Stooks Smith, Henry (1845). The Parliaments of England, from 1st George I., to the Present Time. Vol II: Oxfordshire to Wales Inclusive. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. pp. 175–176.
- ^ "State of the Poll". North Wales Chronicle. 28 February 1837. p. 3. Retrieved 5 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.