The Poole by-election of 1884 was fought on 19 April 1884. The

by-election A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India, or a Zimni election (Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to f ...

was fought due to the death of the incumbent MP,

Charles Schreiber Charles Schreiber (10 May 1826 – 31 March 1884) was an English academic, fine arts collector and Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1865 and 1884. Early life Schreiber was born at Colchester, the eldest son ...

. It was won by the Conservative candidate

William James Harris William James Harris (1835 – 29 October 1911) was a Conservative Party politician. Harris was elected MP for Poole Poole () is a large coastal town and seaport in Dorset, on the south coast of England. The town is east of Dorchester an ...

Background

had been elected at the 1880 general election, representing

Poole Poole () is a large coastal town and seaport in Dorset, on the south coast of England. The town is east of Dorchester and adjoins Bournemouth to the east. Since 1 April 2019, the local authority is Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Counc ...

Dorset Dorset ( ; archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the unitary authority areas of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Dorset (unitary authority), Dors ...

until his death in March 1884. A

was called for the following month.

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