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1871 West Staffordshire by-election

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The 1871 West Staffordshire by-election was fought on 13 June 1871. The by-election was fought due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Hugo Francis Meynell Ingram. It was won by the unopposed[1] Conservative candidate Francis Monckton.[2]

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  1. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1977). British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan. p. 460.
  2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs