West Monmouthshire by-election, 1904

A by-election was held in the West Monmouthshire constituency in 1904 following the death of the seat's incumbent MP Sir William Vernon Harcourt. Thomas Richards was elected in his place.

Harcourt

General Election 1900: West Monmouthshire ^[1][2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Rt Hon. Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon Harcourt	5,976
	Conservative	Iltyd William Henry Gardner	2,401
Majority			3,575
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing

Result

Cockburn

West Monmouthshire by-election, 1904 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Lib-Lab	Thomas Richards	7,995
	Independent	Sir John Alexander Cockburn	3,360		n/a
Majority			4,635
Turnout
	Lib-Lab hold		Swing	n/a

• supported Tariff Reform

Thomas Richards

General Election 1906: West Monmouthshire ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Lib-Lab	Thomas Richards	unopposed	n/a	n/a
	Lib-Lab hold		Swing	n/a

References

1. The Liberal Year Book, 1907
2. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
3. The Liberal Year Book, 1907
4. The Liberal Year Book, 1907