The 1872 East Gloucestershire by-election was fought on 11 March 1872. The by-election was fought due to the Resignation of the incumbent MP of the Conservative Party, Robert Stayner Holford. It was won by the Conservative candidate John Reginald Yorke,[1] who was unopposed.[2]
References
edit- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1977). British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan. p. 390.