1912 Taunton by-election
The Taunton by-election was a Parliamentary by-election. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
Vacancy[]
William Peel had been Unionist MP for Taunton since 1909. He inherited his father's viscountcy in 1912, and moved to the House of Lords.
Previous result[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Peel | 1,806 | 53.4 | ||
Liberal | John Edward Schunk | 1,573 | 46.6 | ||
Majority | 6.8 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Result[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Gilbert Wills | 1,882 | 54.1 | +0.7 | |
Liberal | John Edward Schunk | 1,597 | 45.9 | -0.7 | |
Majority | 8.2 | +1.4 | |||
Turnout | 3,479 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | +0.7 |
Aftermath[]
A General Election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the summer of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Gilbert Wills | ||||
Liberal |
In 1918, Wills switched to contest the neighbouring seat of Weston super mare.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | 12,619 | ||||
Labour | George Woods | 4,816 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Unionist hold | Swing |
- Boles was the endorsed candidate of the Coalition Government.
References[]
- Craig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan.
- Who's Who: www.ukwhoswho.com
- Debrett's House of Commons 1916
Categories:
- 1913 in England
- 1913 elections in the United Kingdom
- History of Taunton
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Somerset constituencies
- 20th century in Somerset