1904 Horsham by-election

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1904 Horsham by-election

← 1900 11 November 1904 1906 →
  Viscount Turnour.jpg Lestocq Erskine crop.jpg
Candidate Turnour Erskine
Party Conservative Liberal
Popular vote 4,388 3,604
Percentage 54.9 45.1

MP before election

Johnstone
Conservative

Subsequent MP

Viscount Turnour
Conservative

The Horsham by-election of 1904 was held on 11 November 1904. This resulted in the election of the Conservative, Viscount Turnour.

Electoral history[]

General election 1900: Horsham[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Heywood Johnstone Unopposed
Conservative hold

Result[]

Horsham by-election, 1904[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Viscount Turnour 4,388 54.9 N/A
Liberal Lestocq Robert Erskine 3,604 45.1 New
Majority 784 9.8 N/A
Turnout 7,992 78.5 N/A
Registered electors 10,183
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Aftermath[]

General election 1906: Horsham[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Viscount Turnour 4,903 53.4 -1.5
Liberal Lestocq Robert Erskine 4,286 46.6 +1.5
Majority 617 6.8 -3.0
Turnout 9,189 87.4 +8.9
Registered electors 10,508
Conservative hold Swing -1.5

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
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