1916 Wimbledon by-election

The 1916 Wimbledon by-election was held on 19 April 1916. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Henry Chaplin, when he was raised to the peerage. It was won by the Conservative candidate Sir Stuart Coats. ^[1]

1916 Wimbledon by-election ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stuart Coats	8,970	55.6	N/A
	Independent	Kennedy Jones	7,159	44.4	New
Majority			1,811	11.2	N/A
Turnout			16,129	46.5	N/A
Registered electors			34,719
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

References

1. "Leigh Rayment - Commons". leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.
2. Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN   9781349022984.

External links

• Newsreel footage of the election (British Film Institute)