1909 Taunton by-election
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The 1909 Taunton by-election was held on 23 February 1909. The by-election was held due to the ill health of the incumbent Conservative MP, Edward Boyle. It was won by the Conservative candidate William Peel,[1] previously the MP for Manchester South. Peel was the son of Arthur Peel, 1st Viscount Peel, a former Liberal MP and Speaker of the House of Commons, and the grandson of former Prime Minister Robert Peel.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | William Peel | 1,976 | 64.6 | +9.5 | |
Labour | Frank Smith | 1,085 | 35.4 | New | |
Majority | 891 | 29.2 | +19.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,061 | 80.4 | −12.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
References
[edit]- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)