Monmouth Boroughs by-election, 1901
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The Monmouth Boroughs by-election, 1901 was a by-election held on 7 May 1901 for the British House of Commons constituency of Monmouth Boroughs.
The by-election was triggered by the unseating of the Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) Frederick Rutherfoord Harris, as a result of an election petition alleging irregularities in election spending.
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Albert Spicer
The Liberal candidate was Albert Spicer, who had previously been the sitting MP but had lost in the previous general election. The result was a victory for the Conservative candidate Sheriff Joseph Lawrence, who held the seat, although the party's majority was halved.
Result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joseph Lawrence | 4,604 | 51.9 | ||
Liberal | Albert Spicer | 4,261 | 48.1 | ||
Majority | 343 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 8,865 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Aftermath
Despite the intervention of a Labour Representation Committee candidate, the Liberal Party gained the seat;
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Lewis Haslam | 4,531 | 44.7 | -3.4 | |
Conservative | E E Micholls | 3,939 | 38.8 | -13.1 | |
Labour | James Whinstone | 1,678 | 16.5 | n/a | |
Majority | 592 | 5.9 | 7.7 | ||
Turnout | 90.6 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.8 | |||
References
- ↑ The Constitiutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 171 (195 in web page)
- ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- The Times, 8 May 1901
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
See also
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