The 1907 Liverpool Kirkdale by-election was a by-election held in England on 27 September 1907 for the British House of Commons constituency of Liverpool Kirkdale , a division of the city of Liverpool.
The seat had become vacant when the sitting Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), David MacIver had died on 1 September 1907, aged 67. [1] He had held the seat since being elected unopposed at a by-election in 1898, [2] [3] having previously been MP for Birkenhead from 1874 to 1885. [4]
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General election, January 1906 [3] Electorate: 10,596 Turnout: 6,284 (65.2%) +8.4 | Conservative hold Majority: 592 (8.6%) −34.2 | David MacIver | Conservative | 3,749 | 54.3 | −17.1 | ||
| James Conley | Labour Repr. Cmte. | 3,157 | 45.7 | New | ||||
The Liberal Unionist candidate was 63-year-old Charles McArthur, who had been the MP for Liverpool Exchange from 1897 until his defeat at the 1906 general election.
The Labour Party candidate was 42-year-old John Hill, a Scottish trade unionist who unsuccessfully contested Glasgow Govan at the 1906 general election.
On a slightly increased turnout, the result was a victory for McArthur, who slightly increased his majority of that won by McIver in 1906.
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By-election, September 1907 [3] death of MacIver Electorate: 10,529 Turnout: 7,330 (69.6%) +4.4 | Conservative hold Majority: 670 (9.2%) +0.6 Swing: 0.3% from Lab to Con | Charles MacArthur | Conservative | 4,000 | 54.6 | +0.3 | ||
| John Hill | Labour | 3,330 | 45.4 | −0.3 | ||||
McArthur held the seat at the January 1910 general election, but died in office later that year, triggering another by-election.
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