Arthur Walters Wills

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Arthur Walters Wills
Member of Parliament
for North Dorset
In office
January 1905 January 1910
Liberal Arthur Wills4,23956.0+9.9
Conservative Randolph Baker 3,33044.0-9.9
Majority12.019.8
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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Arthur Wills4,15354.2-1.8
Conservative Randolf Baker 3,50845.8+1.8
Majority8.4-3.6
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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Randolf Baker 3,91950.2
Liberal Arthur Wills3,88749.8
Turnout 7,80691.6
Majority320.4
Conservative hold Swing

He did not stand for parliament again. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Who Was Who
  2. 1 2 British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 by Craig
  3. 1 2 British parliamentary election results 1885-1918
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for North Dorset
January 1905January 1910
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