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1872 West Cumberland by-election

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The 1872 West Cumberland by-election was fought on 26 March 1872. The by-election was fought due to the Succession to a peerage of the incumbent MP of the Conservative Party, Henry Lowther. It was won by the Conservative candidate The Lord Muncaster,[1] who was unopposed.[2]

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  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1977). British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan. p. 369.