1904 Horsham by-election

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1904 Horsham by-election
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  1900 11 November 1904 1906  
  Viscount Turnour.jpg Lestocq Erskine crop.jpg
Candidate Turnour Erskine
Party Conservative Liberal
Popular vote4,3883,604
Percentage54.9%45.1%

MP before election

Johnstone
Conservative

Subsequent MP

Viscount Turnour
Conservative

The 1904 Horsham by-election was held on 11 November 1904. This resulted in the election of the Conservative, Viscount Turnour who held the seat for the incumbent party.

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Electoral history

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General election 1900: Horsham [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Heywood Johnstone Unopposed
Conservative hold

Result

Horsham by-election, 1904 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Viscount Turnour 4,388 54.9 N/A
Liberal Lestocq Robert Erskine 3,60445.1New
Majority7849.8N/A
Turnout 7,99278.5N/A
Registered electors 10,183
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Aftermath

General election 1906: Horsham [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Viscount Turnour 4,903 53.4 −1.5
Liberal Lestocq Robert Erskine 4,28646.6+1.5
Majority6176.8−3.0
Turnout 9,18987.4+8.9
Registered electors 10,508
Conservative hold Swing -1.5

References

  1. 1 2 3 Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN   9781349022984.