1909 Hawick Burghs by-election

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1909 Hawick Burghs by-election
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  1906 5 March 1909 Jan. 1910  
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Candidate Barran Mackinder
Party Liberal Liberal Unionist
Popular vote3,0282,508
Percentage54.7%45.3%

MP before election

Thomas Shaw
Liberal

Subsequent MP

Sir John Barran
Liberal

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Shaw

The 1909 Hawick Burghs by-election was held on 5 March 1909. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Liberal MP, Thomas Shaw. It was won by the Liberal candidate John Barran. [1]

Result

Barran John Barran.jpg
Barran
1909 Hawick Burghs by-election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Barran 3,028 54.7 1.4
Liberal Unionist Halford Mackinder 2,50845.3+1.4
Majority5209.42.8
Turnout 5,53692.8+0.8
Registered electors 5,968
Liberal hold Swing 1.4

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