1908 Kincardineshire by-election

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1908 Kincardineshire by-election
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  1906 25 April 1908 Jan. 1910  
  Arthur Murray crop.jpg Sydney James Gammell.jpg
Candidate Murray Gammell
Party Liberal Conservative
Popular vote3,6611,963
Percentage65.1%34.9%

MP before election

John William Crombie
Liberal

Subsequent MP

Arthur Cecil Murray
Liberal

The 1908 Kincardineshire by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Kincardineshire on 25 April 1908. The seat had become vacant when the sitting Liberal Member of Parliament John Crombie died on 22 March 1908. [1]

Contents

The election saw the picketing of polling stations by suffragettes protesting at the Liberal government's unwillingness to bring in votes for women. [2]

The Liberal candidate, Arthur Cecil Murray won the seat in a straight fight with his Conservative opponent Sidney James Gammell. [3]

Result

Murray Arthur Cecil Murray.jpg
Murray
Kincardineshire by-election, 1908 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Arthur Cecil Murray 3,661 65.1 6.7
Conservative Sydney Gammell1,96334.9+6.7
Majority1,69830.213.4
Turnout 5,62479.0+2.6
Registered electors 7,119
Liberal hold Swing 6.7

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References

  1. The Times, 23 March 1908
  2. The Times, 27 April 1908
  3. The Times House of Commons, 1910; Politico's Publishing 2004 p100
  4. The Times House of Commons 1910; Politico's Publishing 2004 p100