The 1871 York by-election was a by-election held in England on 14 February 1871 for the House of Commons constituency of York. It was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Liberal MP, Joshua Proctor Brown Westhead. It was won by the unopposed [1] Liberal candidate George Leeman. [2]
References
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1977). British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan. p. 347.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "Y"
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