1908 Dewsbury by-election

23 April 1908
 
Candidate Runciman Carpenter Turner
Party Liberal Conservative Labour
Popular vote 5,594 4,078 2,446
Percentage 46.1% 33.7% 20.2%

MP before election

Walter Runciman
Liberal

Subsequent MP

Walter Runciman
Liberal

The 1908 Dewsbury by-election was held on 23 April 1908. The by-election was held due to the incumbent Liberal MP, Walter Runciman being appointed President of the Board of Education. It was retained by Runciman.[1]

History

General election 1906: Dewsbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Walter Runciman 6,764 54.7 6.1
Conservative W. B. Boyd-Carpenter 2,959 24.0 15.2
Labour Repr. Cmte. Ben Turner 2,629 21.3 New
Majority 3,805 30.7 +9.1
Turnout 12,352 88.5 +13.7
Registered electors 13,951
Liberal hold Swing +4.6

Result

Runciman
Dewsbury by-election, 1908[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Walter Runciman 5,594 46.1 8.6
Conservative W. B. Boyd-Carpenter 4,078 33.7 +9.7
Labour Ben Turner 2,446 20.2 1.1
Majority 1,516 12.4 18.3
Turnout 12,118 86.2 2.3
Registered electors 14,056
Liberal hold Swing 9.2

References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.


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