The 1875 East Kent by-election was fought on 27 January 1875. The byelection was fought due to the succession to a peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, George Milles. It was won by the unopposed[1] Conservative candidate Wyndham Knatchbull.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1977). British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan. p. 404.
  2. ↑ "Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page". Archived from the original on 25 June 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)


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