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The Oldham by-election of 1899 occurred in the summer of that year and involved a by-election to fill both seats in the two-member Oldham Parliamentary borough. The block voting method allowed each elector to vote for two candidates. The election resulted in the Liberal Party winning both seats from the Conservatives who had previously held them; however the election is principally notable for being the first to be fought by future Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
