1907 Bury St Edmunds by-election
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The Bury St Edmunds by-election of 1907 was held on 24 August 1907. The by-election was held due to the succession to the peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, Frederick Hervey who become the Fourth Marquess of Bristol. It was won by the Conservative candidate Walter Guinness.[1]
Campaign[]
The by-election was a strong campaigning ground for the suffragette movement and the Women's Social and Political Union made it a target for propaganda sending high level members, including Gladice Keevil, Nellie Martel, Emmeline Pankhurst, Aeta Lamb, Rachel Barrett and Elsa Gye.[2]
Result[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Walter Guinness | 1,631 | 68.8 | ||
Liberal | Walter Baldwyn Yates | 741 | 31.2 | ||
Majority | 890 | 37.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,372 | 86.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References[]
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- ^ Crawford, Elizabeth (2003). The Women's Suffrage Movement: A Reference Guide 1866-1928. Routledge. p. 35. ISBN 9781135434021.
- ^ "The Bury St Edmunds Election". Grantham Journal. 31 August 1907. Retrieved 5 October 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ The Liberal Year Book, 1907
Categories:
- 1907 elections in the United Kingdom
- 1907 in England
- August 1907 events
- Bury St Edmunds
- Borough of St Edmundsbury
- 20th century by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Suffolk constituencies
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in English constituency stubs