South East Durham by-election, 1898

The 1898 South East Durham by-election was held on 3 February 1898 after the death of the incumbent Liberal Unionist MP Sir Henry Marshman Havelock-Allan. The seat was gained by the Liberal candidate Joseph Richardson, although the unsuccessful Liberal Unionist candidate Frederick William Lambton would regain the seat for the Liberal Unionists in the 1900 general election.

South East Durham by-election, 1898^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Joseph Richardson	6,286
	Liberal Unionist	Frederick William Lambton	6,011
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist		Swing

References

1. The Constitiutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 143 (167 in web page), Durham