1916 Winchester by-election

The 1916 Winchester by-election was held on 19 October 1916. The by-election was held due to the incumbent Conservative MP, Guy Baring, being killed in action in the Battle of the Somme. It was won by the Conservative candidate Douglas Carnegie. ^[1]

1916 Winchester by-election ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Douglas Carnegie	1,218	72.0	+11.5
	Independent	Henry Charles Woods	473	28.0	New
Majority			745	44.0	+23.0
Turnout			1,691	52.0	−36.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

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.
3. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916