1908 Dewsbury by-election

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1908 Dewsbury by-election
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  1906 23 April 1908 Jan. 1910  
  1905 Walter Runciman crop.jpg Ben Turner crop.jpg
Candidate Runciman Carpenter Turner
Party Liberal Conservative Labour
Popular vote5,5944,0782,446
Percentage46.1%33.7%20.2%

MP before election

Walter Runciman
Liberal

Subsequent MP

Walter Runciman
Liberal

The 1908 Dewsbury by-election was held on 23 April 1908. The by-election was held due to the incumbent Liberal MP, Walter Runciman being appointed President of the Board of Education. It was retained by Runciman. [1]

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History

General election 1906: Dewsbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Walter Runciman 6,764 54.7 6.1
Conservative W. B. Boyd-Carpenter2,95924.015.2
Labour Repr. Cmte. Ben Turner 2,62921.3New
Majority 3,80530.7+9.1
Turnout 12,35288.5+13.7
Registered electors 13,951
Liberal hold Swing +4.6

Result

Runciman 1905 Walter Runciman.jpg
Runciman
Dewsbury by-election, 1908 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Walter Runciman 5,594 46.1 8.6
Conservative W. B. Boyd-Carpenter4,07833.7+9.7
Labour Ben Turner 2,44620.21.1
Majority 1,51612.418.3
Turnout 12,11886.22.3
Registered electors 14,056
Liberal hold Swing 9.2

References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN   9781349022984.