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The Conservatives won the previous election in 1893 unopposed. At this election, they held the seat with a majority of 479.

James Gascoyne-Cecil was elected as the member of parliament for Rochester.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate		Votes	%
	Gascoyne-Cecil James James Gascoyne-Cecil * Conservative	2,152	56.3
	Grenfell Cecil Cecil Grenfell Liberal	1,673	43.7
	Majority	479	12.5
	Turnout	3,825	87.4
	Conservative hold

* Denotes a member of parliament standing for re-election.

To order the candidates by name or number of votes received, click on the appropriate column heading.

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