1906 East Denbighshire by-election

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1906 East Denbighshire by-election
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  1906 14 August 1906 1909  
  Edward Hemmerde crop.jpg Griffith-Boscawen crop.jpg
Candidate Hemmerde Boscawen
Party Liberal Conservative
Popular vote5,9173,126
Percentage65.4%34.6%

MP before election

Samuel Moss
Liberal

Subsequent MP

Edward Hemmerde
Liberal

The 1906 East Denbighshire by-election was held on 14 August 1906. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Liberal MP, Samuel Moss, in order to become a county court judge. It was won by the Liberal candidate Edward Hemmerde. [1]

1906 East Denbighshire by-election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Edward Hemmerde 5,917 65.4 N/A
Conservative Arthur Griffith-Boscawen 3,12634.6N/A
Majority2,79130.8N/A
Turnout 9,04380.9N/A
Registered electors 11,172
Liberal hold Swing N/A

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