The 1896 Frome by-election, was a by-election held on 2 June 1896 for the

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. The By-election was called when the incumbent

Viscount Weymouth A viscount ( , for male) or viscountess (, for female) is a title used in certain European countries for a noble of varying status. In many countries a viscount, and its historical equivalents, was a non-hereditary, administrative or judicial ...

entered the House of Lords as the 5th Marquess of Bath in 1896 on the death of his father. Weymouth had been the Member of Parliament for Frome between 1886 and 1892 and from 1895 to 1896. Weymouths brother Alexander Thynne stood as the

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candidate against the Liberal Party candidate John Barlow. The constituency had changed from Conservative to Liberal parties a number of times and Barlow had lost the seat at the 1895 General Election to Viscount Weymouth who had a majority of 383.

Result

Barlow was elected the Member for Frome with majority of 299.

References

{{By-elections to the 26th UK Parliament 1896 elections in the United Kingdom By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Somerset constituencies Elections in Somerset 1896 in England