1876 Burnley by-election

The 1876 Burnley by-election was held on 12 February 1876.

The by-election was fought due to the death of the incumbent Liberal MP, Richard Shaw.

It was won by the Liberal candidate Peter Rylands.

This article about a by-election to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in England is a stub.

You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Poster printed during the 1876 Burnley by-election campaign, calling for the repeal of the Contagious Diseases Acts