Montrose Burghs by-election, 1908

The Montrose Burghs by-election of 1908 was held on 12 May 1908. The by-election was held due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Liberal MP, John Morley. It was won by the Liberal candidate Robert Venables Vernon Harcourt.[1]

Montrose Burghs by-election, 1908[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Venables Vernon Harcourt 3,083 46.7
Ind. Labour Party Joseph Burgess 1,937 29.4
Conservative Andrew Henderson Briggs Constable 1,576 23.9
Majority 1,146 17.3
Turnout 6,596 80.4
Liberal hold Swing

References

  1. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
  2. Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1889


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, October 21, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.