1907 Wimbledon by-election

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1907 Wimbledon by-election
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  1906 14 May 1907 Jan. 1910  
  Henry Chaplin.jpg Bertrand Russell.jpg
Candidate Chaplin Russell
Party Conservative Independent Liberal
Popular vote10,2633,299
Percentage75.7%24.3%

MP before election

Eric Hambro
Conservative

Subsequent MP

Henry Chaplin
Conservative

The 1907 Wimbledon by-election was held on 14 May 1907. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Eric Hambro, due to expanded business interests. [1] It was won by the Conservative candidate Henry Chaplin, [2] [3] who defeated Independent Liberal candidate Bertrand Russell. Russell campaigned in support of women's suffrage. [4]

Wimbledon by-election, 1907 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Chaplin 10,263 75.7 +19.5
Independent Liberal Bertrand Russell 3,29924.3New
Majority6,69451.4+39.0
Turnout 13,56257.2−20.1
Registered electors 23,702
Conservative hold Swing N/A

References

  1. "No. 28017". The London Gazette . 30 April 1907. p. 2915.
  2. "Leigh Rayment - Commons". leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.
  3. "No. 28022". The London Gazette . 17 May 1907. p. 3436.
  4. "Suffragettes 'in Trousers': How did men support votes for women?". The National Archives.
  5. Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN   9781349022984.