1909 Croydon by-election
29 March 1909
 
Candidate Hermon-Hodge Raphael Smith
Party Conservative Liberal Labour
Popular vote 11,989 8,041 886
Percentage 57.4% 38.4% 4.2%
MP before election

H. O. Arnold-Forster
Liberal Unionist

 Subsequent MP

Robert Hermon-Hodge
Conservative

The 1909 Croydon by-election was held on 29 March 1909. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Liberal Unionist MP, H. O. Arnold-Forster. It was won by the Conservative candidate Robert Hermon-Hodge.[1]

Croydon by-election, 1909[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Hermon-Hodge 11,989 57.4
Liberal John Raphael 8,041 38.4
Labour Frank Smith 886 4.2
Majority 3,948 19.0
Turnout 20,896 79.0
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)


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