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The 1909 Croydon by-election was held on 29 March 1909. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Liberal Unionist MP, H. O. Arnold-Forster. It was won by the Conservative candidate Robert Hermon-Hodge. [1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Robert Hermon-Hodge | 11,989 | 57.4 | +15.9 | |
Liberal | John Raphael | 8,041 | 38.4 | +0.1 | |
Labour | Frank Smith | 886 | 4.2 | -16.0 | |
Majority | 3,948 | 19.0 | +15.8 | ||
Turnout | 20,896 | 79.0 | -4.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +7.9 | |||
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