UK Parliamentary by-election
1907 Wimbledon by-election
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| ← 1906 | 14 May 1907 | Jan. 1910 → |
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| |  |  | | Candidate | Chaplin | Russell | | Party | Conservative | Independent Liberal | | Popular vote | 10,263 | 3,299 | | Percentage | 75.7% | 24.3% | |
MP before election
Eric Hambro
Conservative | Subsequent MP
Henry Chaplin
Conservative | |
The 1907 Wimbledon by-election was held on 14 May 1907. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Eric Hambro, due to expanded business interests.[1] It was won by the Conservative candidate Henry Chaplin,[2][3] who defeated Independent Liberal candidate Bertrand Russell. Russell campaigned in support of women's suffrage.[4]
Wimbledon by-election, 1907[5] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Chaplin | 10,263 | 75.7 | +19.5 |
| | Independent Liberal | Bertrand Russell | 3,299 | 24.3 | New |
| Majority | 6,694 | 51.4 | +39.0 |
| Turnout | 13,562 | 57.2 | -20.1 |
| Registered electors | 23,702 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
References
- ^ "No. 28017". The London Gazette. 30 April 1907. p. 2915.
- ^ "Leigh Rayment - Commons". leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "No. 28022". The London Gazette. 17 May 1907. p. 3436.
- ^ "Suffragettes 'in Trousers': How did men support votes for women?". The National Archives.
- ^ Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
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