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1897 Chertsey by-election
The
Chertsey
by-election
,
1897
was a
parliamentary
by-election held on
19 February
1897 for the
British House of Commons
constituency
of Chertsey. It was
caused
by the
resignation
of the constituency's
sitting
Conservative
Member of Parliament
Charles Harvey Combe
, because of his
ill-health
.
Combe
had held the
seat
since the
1892 by-election
.
Result
The seat was held for the
Conservatives
by
Henry Currie Leigh-Bennett
.