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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