The July 1866 Stamford by-election was held on 4 May 1868. A Ministerial By-Election, this was fought following the appointment of both incumbent Conservative MPs to Ministerial positions, Robert Gasgoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranbourne becoming Secretary of State for India and John Dalrymple-Hay as a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty in the Third Derby-Disraeli ministry.[1][2] Both men were elected unopposed, by established convention.
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edit- ^ "Lord Robert Cecil (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ "Sir John Hay (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
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