The 1900 Portsmouth by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 3 May 1900 for one of the two seats in the British House of Commons constituency of Portsmouth in Hampshire.
The seat had become vacant when the Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) Walter Clough had resigned his seat on 23 April 1900 by the technical device of accepting appointment as Steward of the Manor of Northstead, a notional "office of profit under The Crown". The writ for the by-election was moved in the Commons three days later, on 26 April. [1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Sir John Baker | 10,451 | 26.1 | +0.3 | |
| Liberal | Walter Owen Clough | 10,255 | 25.6 | +0.2 | |
| Conservative | Alfred Charles William Harmsworth | 9,717 | 24.3 | -0.2 | |
| Liberal Unionist | Rt Hon. Anthony Evelyn Melbourne Ashley | 9,567 | 23.9 | -0.3 | |
| Majority | 538 | 1.3 | +0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 39,990 (20,129 voted) | 83.7 | +3.1 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +0.3 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +0.3 | |||
The Liberal Party selected Thomas Bramsdon, a 43-year-old solicitor and a native of Portsmouth. The Conservative Party selected 29-year-old James Majendie.
The result was a narrow victory for Bramsdon.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Thomas Arthur Bramsdon | 10,287 | 51.4 | -24.3 | |
| Conservative | James Henry Alexander Majendie | 9,708 | 48.6 | +24.3 | |
| Majority | 579 | 2.8 | +1.5 | ||
| Turnout | 19,995 | 74.9 | −8.8 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
However, he held the seat only briefly; at the general election in October 1900, he lost his seat to Majendie.
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