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The 1882 Caernarvon Boroughs by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the House of Commons constituency of Caernarvon Boroughs in North Wales on 30 March 1882.

Vacancy

The by-election was caused by the death of the sitting Liberal MP, William Bulkeley Hughes.

Two candidates nominated.

The Liberal Party nominated Welsh landowner Love Jones-Parry.^[1]

An independent Liberal Robert Sorton-Parry^[2] also nominated. He was a former Sheriff of Caernarvonshire.

1882 Caernarvon Boroughs by-election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Love Jones-Parry	2,037	77.4	*N/A*
	Independent Liberal	Robert Sorton-Parry	596	22.6	N/A
Majority			1,441	54.8	N/A
Turnout			2,633	62.3	N/A
Registered electors			4,223
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
^ "Tuesday". Eddowes's Journal, and General Advertiser for Shropshire, and the Principality of Wales. 19 April 1882. p. 3. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (hardcover) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 500. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.