Croydon by-election, 1909

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

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

References

  1. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
  2. British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)


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