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1893 Accrington by-election
The
1893
Accrington
by-election
was held on
21 December
1893 after the
incumbent
Liberal
MP
Joseph Leese
becoming
the
Recorder of Manchester
and so having to
stand
for
re-election
as a
paid
government
office
.
Leese
retained
the
seat
.
The Conservative
candidate
,
Robert Trotter Hodge
had been the MP for Accrington from
1886
to
1892
.