Arthur Walters Wills

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Arthur Walters Wills
Member of Parliament for North Dorset
In office January 1905 –January 1910
	Liberal	Arthur Wills	4,239	56.0	+9.9
	Conservative	Randolph Baker	3,330	44.0	−9.9
Majority				12.0	19.8
Turnout				90.8
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	+9.9

He held the seat a year later at the 1906 General Election.

General election January 1906 ^[2] Electorate 8,490

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Arthur Wills	4,153	54.2	−1.8
	Conservative	Randolf Baker	3,508	45.8	+1.8
Majority				8.4	−3.6
Turnout				90.2	−0.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.8

He lost his seat back to the Conservatives at the January 1910 General Election. He failed to re-gain his seat at the general election 11 months later;

General election December 1910 ^[3] Electorate 8,525

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Randolf Baker	3,919	50.2
	Liberal	Arthur Wills	3,887	49.8
Turnout			7,806	91.6
Majority			32	0.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

He did not stand for parliament again. ^[3]

Sources

• Who Was Who
• British parliamentary election results 1885–1918, Craig, F. W. S.

References

1. Who Was Who
2. British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 by Craig
3. British parliamentary election results 1885-1918

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Arthur Wills
• Who Was Who; http://www.ukwhoswho.com

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Kenelm Digby Wingfield-Digby	Member of Parliament for North Dorset January 1905 – January 1910	Succeeded by Randolf Littlehales Baker