Hythe by-election, 1912
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The Hythe by-election was a Parliamentary by-election. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
Previous result
General Election December 1910: Hythe
Electorate 6,638 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Sir Edward Albert Sassoon | unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Candidates
Result
By-Election 11 June 1912: Hythe
Electorate | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Unionist | Sir Philip Albert Gustave David Sassoon | 3,722 | |||
Liberal | S Moorhouse | 2,004 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
Aftermath
A General Election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the autumn of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place.
General Election 1914/15: Hythe
Electorate 7,413 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Unionist | Sir Philip Albert Gustave David Sassoon | ||||
Liberal | |||||
General Election 14 December 1918: Hythe
Electorate 19,896 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Unionist | 8,809 | ||||
Labour | Robert William Forsyth | 3,427 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
- Sassoon was the endorsed candidate of the Coalition Government.
References
- Craig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan.
- Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org
- Who's Who: www.ukwhoswho.com
- Debrett's House of Commons 1916
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