1901 Monmouth Boroughs by-election

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1901 Monmouth Boroughs
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  1900 7 May 1901 1906  
  Joseph Lawrence.jpg Albert Spicer crop.jpg
Candidate Lawrence Spicer
Party Conservative Liberal
Popular vote4,6044,261
Percentage51.9%48.1%

Mon boroughs 1885.jpg

MP before election

Frederick Harris
Conservative

Subsequent MP

Lewis Haslam
Liberal

The 1901 Monmouth Boroughs by-election was a by-election held on 7 May 1901 for the British House of Commons constituency of Monmouth Boroughs.

Contents

The by-election was triggered by the unseating of the Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) Frederick Rutherfoord Harris, as a result of an election petition alleging irregularities in election spending. The Liberal candidate was Albert Spicer, who had previously been the sitting MP but had lost in the previous general election. The result was a victory for the Conservative candidate Sheriff Joseph Lawrence, who held the seat, although the party's majority was halved.

Result

1901 Monmouth Boroughs by-election [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joseph Lawrence 4,604 51.9 -2.3
Liberal Albert Spicer 4,26148.1+2.3
Majority3431.8-4.6
Turnout 8,86590.4+3.2
Registered electors 9,803
Conservative hold Swing -2.3

Aftermath

Despite the intervention of a Labour Representation Committee candidate, the Liberal Party gained the seat;

General election 1906 Monmouth Boroughs [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Lewis Haslam 4,531 44.7 -3.4
Conservative E E Micholls3,93938.8-13.1
Labour Repr. Cmte. James Whinstone1,67816.5N/A
Majority5925.9N/A
Turnout 10,14890.6+3.4
Registered electors 11,207
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +4.8

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References

  1. The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 171 (195 in web page)
  2. 1 2 Craig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London and Basingstoke: The Macmillan Press Ltd. ISBN   9780333169032. Page 459

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