1904 West Monmouthshire by-election

1904 West Monmouthshire by-election

←  1900 3 November 1904 1906  →

Candidate Richards Cockburn Party Lib-Lab Independent Popular vote 7,995 3,360 Percentage 70.4% 29.6%

MP before election Sir William Harcourt Liberal Subsequent MP Thomas Richards Lib-Lab

The 1904 West Monmouthshire by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 3 November 1904. ^[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.

The seat was vacant following the death of the seat's incumbent MP Sir William Vernon Harcourt. Thomas Richards was elected in his place.

Harcourt

General election 1900: West Monmouthshire ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Vernon Harcourt	5,976	71.3	−7.4
	Conservative	Iltyd William Henry Gardner	2,401	28.7	+7.4
Majority			3,575	42.6	−14.8
Turnout			8,377	75.1	−5.1
Registered electors			11,150
	Liberal hold		Swing	-7.4

Result

Richards

1904 West Monmouthshire by-election ^{[5] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Lib-Lab	Thomas Richards	7,995	70.4	−0.9
	Independent	John Cockburn	3,360	29.6	N/A
Majority			4,635	40.8	−1.8
Turnout			11,355	75.1	±0.0
Registered electors			15,127
	Lib-Lab hold		Swing

• supported Tariff Reform

General election 1906: West Monmouthshire ^{[6] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Lib-Lab	Thomas Richards	Unopposed
Registered electors
	Lib-Lab hold

References

1. Craig, F.W.S. (1987). Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987. Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 98.
2. The Liberal Year Book, 1907
3. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
4. Craig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London and Basingstoke: The Macmillan Press Ltd. ISBN   9780333169032. Page 485
5. The Liberal Year Book, 1907
6. The Liberal Year Book, 1907