1906 Eye by-election
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Stevenson
The Eye by-election of 1906 was held on 6 April 1906. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Liberal MP, Francis Seymour Stevenson. It was won by the Liberal candidate Harold Pearson.[1][2]
Result[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Harold Pearson | 4,568 | 51.1 | n/a | |
Conservative | James Graham | 4,371 | 48.9 | n/a | |
Majority | 197 | 2.2 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 8,939 | 87.9 | n/a | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | n/a |
References[]
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 391. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- ^ The Liberal year book, 1907
Categories:
- 1906 elections in the United Kingdom
- 1906 in England
- 20th century in Suffolk
- Mid Suffolk District
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Suffolk constituencies
- Eye, Suffolk
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in English constituency stubs