31 March - 27 April 1880
Result
An election was held in Rochester on 31 March - 27 April 1880 to elect a member of parliament for the constituency . The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | |||
Liberal |
Arthur Otway *1,497 | 27.2 | |||
Conservative |
Roger Leigh 1,393 | 25.3 | |||
Conservative |
Walter Scott Seton-Karr 1,312 | 23.9 | |||
Liberal |
Julian Goldsmid *1,294 | 23.5 | |||
Majority | 104 | 1.9 | |||
Turnout | 5,496 | 90.8 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | |||||
Liberal hold |
* Denotes member of parliament standing for re-election
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Vote Change
Swing
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