1903 Dulwich by-election

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1903 Dulwich by-election
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  1900 15 December 1903 1906  
  Frederick Rutherfoord Harris.jpg Charles Masterman.jpg
Candidate Harris Masterman
Party Conservative Liberal
Popular vote5,8194,382
Percentage57.0%43.0%

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MP before election

Maple
Conservative

Subsequent MP

Harris
Conservative

The 1903 Dulwich by-election was a by-election held on 15 December 1903 for the British House of Commons constituency of Dulwich in South London.

Contents

Vacancy

The by-election was triggered by the death of the serving Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP), Sir John Blundell Maple.

Candidates

Campaign

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Arrest of Jameson after the raid - Petit Parisien 1896

The main issue in the by-election, as with the Lewisham by-election held on the same day, was tariff reform. Harris was a supporter of Joseph Chamberlain's proposals for Imperial Preference and was supported by the Tariff Reform League. Masterman was a supporter of the Liberal party policy of Free trade. Harris's involvement in the Jameson Raid affair was raised by his opponents.

Result

Dulwich by-election, 1903 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick Rutherfoord Harris 5,819 57.0
Liberal Charles Masterman 4,38243.0
Majority1,43714.0
Turnout 10,201
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 158 (182 in web page)