1842 Brighton by-election

The 1842 Brighton by-election was held on 5 May 1842 after the resignation of the incumbent Whig MP Isaac Newton Wigney. The seat was gained by the Conservative MP Lord Alfred Hervey.

Brighton by-election, 6 May 1842^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lord Alfred Hervey	1,277	66.1	+41.7
	Radical	Summers Harford	640	33.1	−1.5
	Chartist	Charles Brooker	16	0.8	+0.3
	Independent	Nicholson	0	0.0	New
Majority			637	33.0	N/A
Turnout			1,933	76.3	−9.0
	Conservative gain from Whig		Swing	+21.6

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