Andover by-election, 1901

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The 1901 Andover by-election was held on 26 August 1901 after the death of the incumbent Conservative MP William Wither Beach. The seat was retained by the Conservative candidate Edmund Faber.

Andover was the name of a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1295 to 1307, and again from 1586, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. It was a parliamentary borough in Hampshire, represented by two Members of Parliament until 1868, and by one member from 1868 to 1885. The name was then transferred to a county constituency electing one MP from 1885 until 1918.

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Andover by-election, 1901 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Edmund Faber 3,696
Liberal G Judd 3,473
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 145 (169 in web page), Hampshire