The 1892 Chertsey by-election was a parliamentary

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 ...

held on 3 March 1892 for the

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constituency of

Chertsey Chertsey is a town in the Borough of Runnymede, Surrey, England, south-west of central London. It grew up round Chertsey Abbey, founded in 666 CE, and gained a market charter from Henry I. A bridge across the River Thames first appeared in the ...

. It was caused by the death of the constituency's sitting

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Frederick Alers Hankey, who had held the seat since the 1885 general election.

Result

The seat was held for the Conservatives by

Charles Harvey Combe Charles Harvey Combe (18 February 1863 – 14 August 1935) was a Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Member of Parliament from 1892 and 1897 for the English constituency of Chertsey (UK Parliament constituency), Chertsey. Combe was raised a ...

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References

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