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The 1868 Greenwich by-election was held on 21 December 1868. The by-election was held due to the incumbent Liberal MP, William Ewart Gladstone, becoming the prime minister and First Lord of the Treasury. It was retained by Gladstone,^[1] who was unopposed.^[2]

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^ "House of Commons". www.leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.
^ Craig, F. W. S. (1977). British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan. p. 9.

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[1] "House of Commons". www.leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.

[2] Craig, F. W. S. (1977). British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan. p. 9.

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+The '''1868 [[Greenwich (UK Parliament constituency)|Greenwich]] by-election''' was held on 21 December 1868.  The by-election was held due to the incumbent [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] MP, [[William Ewart Gladstone]], becoming the [[prime minister]] and [[First Lord of the Treasury]].  It was retained by Gladstone,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080607022521/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm|archive-date=7 June 2008|title=House of Commons|url-status=dead|website=www.leighrayment.com}}</ref> who was unopposed.<ref>{{cite book |last=Craig |first=F. W. S. |author-link= F. W. S. Craig  |title=British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 |edition=1  |year=1977 |publisher=Macmillan  |location=London |page= 9}}</ref>
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