South Norfolk by-election, 1898

The South Norfolk by-election, 1898 was a by-election held on 12 May 1898 for the British House of Commons constituency of South Norfolk.

The election was triggered by the resignation on grounds of ill-health of the sitting Liberal Unionist Party former Liberal Member of Parliament (MP), Francis Taylor.

The result of the election was a clear win for Arthur Wellesley Soames the Liberal candidate over his Unionist opponent. Soames was a Liberal in the Radical tradition and he was described as a Radical during the election.

Votes

South Norfolk by-election, 1898^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Arthur Wellesley Soames	4,625
	Conservative	Sancroft Holmes	3,295
Majority			1,330

References

↑ The Constitiutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 150 (174 in web page)

The Times, 14 May 1898

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