1871 West Norfolk by-election

The 1871 West Norfolk by-election was held on 8 February 1871. The by-election was held due to the succession to a peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP Thomas de Grey. It was won by the unopposed[1] Conservative candidate George Bentinck.[2]

References
  1. Craig, F. W. S. (1977). British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan. p. 429.
  2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs


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