1912 Hythe by-election
The 1912 Hythe by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 11 June 1912.[1] The constituency returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
Electoral history
[edit]Sassoon was returned unopposed at the previous election. The previous election to that was contested and the result was as follows;
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Sassoon | 3,746 | 65.7 | +7.7 | |
Liberal | W Clarke Hall | 1,954 | 34.3 | −7.7 | |
Majority | 1,792 | 31.4 | +15.4 | ||
Turnout | 5,700 | 87.1 | +1.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +7.7 |
Candidates
[edit]S Moorhouse
Result
[edit]Sassoon held his seat, however compared with the January 1910 election result, his Unionist majority dropped slightly;
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Philip Sassoon | 3,722 | 65.0 | −0.7 | |
Liberal | S Moorhouse | 2,004 | 35.0 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 1,718 | 30.0 | −1.4 | ||
Turnout | 5,726 | 82.2 | −4.9 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | -0.7 |
Aftermath
[edit]A General Election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the autumn of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election;
- Unionist: Philip Sassoon
- Liberal: William Deedes
Due to the outbreak of war, the election didn't take place until 1918;
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | *Philip Sassoon | 8,809 | 72.0 | N/A | |
Labour | Robert William Forsyth | 3,427 | 28.0 | New | |
Majority | 5,382 | 44.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 12,236 | 61.6 | N/A | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | N/A |
- Sassoon was the endorsed candidate of the Coalition Government.
References
[edit]- ^ Craig, F.W.S. (1987). Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987. Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 107.
- ^ British parliamentary election results 1885-1918, F.W.S. Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results 1885-1918, F.W.S. Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, F.W.S. Craig