1900 Brixton by-election

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The Brixton by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 20 March 1900. [1] The constituency returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

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The seat had become vacant following the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Evelyn Hubbard on the advice of his doctors. [2] [3] Hubbard vacated his Parliamentary seat by being appointed Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds on 14 March 1900. [4] Hubbard had been Member of Parliament for the constituency since the 1896 Brixton by-election.

Candidates

The Conservative candidate was Sir Robert Mowbray, Bt. Mowbray had been Member of Parliament for Prestwich from 1886 to 1895. Mowbray had been a member of the Royal Commission on Indian Expenditure in 1896. [5] [6] He also served as Prime Warden of the Goldsmiths' Company in 1898–99. [7]

The Liberal Party decided not to contest the election, citing the nearness of the upcoming general election. [8] [9]

Result

The date for nominations was set for Tuesday 20 March and polling day for Friday 23 March. [10] As only one candidate was nominated, there was no poll.

1900 Brixton by-election [11] [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Mowbray Unopposed
Registered electors 10,666
Conservative hold

Aftermath

William Kidson, the Conservative Party election agent, died on Saturday 24 August of pneumonia. He was a Freemason. [14] [15]

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References

  1. ↑ Craig, F.W.S. (1987). Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987. Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 93.
  2. ↑ "Election intelligence". The Times. No. 36087. London. 12 March 1900. p. 10.
  3. ↑ "Untitled". Weekly Mail. 17 March 1900. p. 10. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "No. 27174". The London Gazette . 16 March 1900. p. 1795.
  5. ↑ "Press Cuttings about Sir Robert Mowbray". ArchiveSearch. University of Cambridge. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  6. ↑ First Report of the Royal Commission on the Administration of the Expenditure of India; with Minutes of Evidence. Vol. I. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode. 1896. p. viii.
  7. ↑ "Obituary". Journal of the Royal Society of Arts. 64 (3323): 647. 28 July 1916. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  8. ↑ "The Brixton vacancy". Western Mail. 14 March 1900. p. 4. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "March 16th, 1900. Brixton Election". Northern Whig. 17 March 1900. p. 7. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  10. ↑ "Election News". South Wales Daily News. 17 March 1900. p. 4. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  11. ↑ Craig, F.W.S. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918. London and Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 29. ISBN   978-1-349-02300-4.
  12. ↑ The Constitutional Year Book for 1919. London: National Unionist Association. 1919. p. 284.
  13. ↑ The Liberal Year Book for 1908. London: The Liberal Publication Department. 1908. pp. 282–283.
  14. ↑ "A Sprig of Acacia". The Freemason's Chronicle. Vol. LI, no. 1317. 7 April 1900. p. 159. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  15. ↑ "[Unknown]". London Standard. London. 6 March 1900. p. 4. Retrieved 15 April 2023.


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