1899 Bow and Bromley by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election

The 1899 Bow and Bromley by-election was held on 27 October 1899 following the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Lionel Holland due to ill health.[1] Holland vacated his Parliamentary seat by being appointed Steward of the Manor of Northstead on 16 October 1899.[2]

The seat was retained by the Conservative candidate Walter Guthrie.

Contemporary sources state that the by-election was fought on the issue of the Second Boer War which had broken out earlier that month, with Guthrie supporting the Government and Spender opposing the war.[3][4]

1899 Bow and Bromley by-election[5][6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Walter Guthrie 4,238 66.6 +8.9
Liberal Harold Spender 2,123 33.4 -8.9
Majority 2,115 33.2 +17.8
Turnout 6,361 55.8 -15.2
Registered electors 11,401
Conservative hold Swing +8.9

References

  1. ^ "News in Brief". The Times, 18 October 1899: 10. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 26 September 2013.[full citation needed]
  2. ^ "No. 27127". The London Gazette. 17 October 1899. p. 6269.
  3. ^ "The War in the Bye-Elections". New York Times. New York, N.Y. 28 October 1899. p. 2. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  4. ^ "London, October 28, 2.25 p.m." The Kalgoorlie Western Argus. Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. 2 November 1899. p. 8. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  5. ^ Craig, F.W.S. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918. London and Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-349-02300-4.
  6. ^ The Liberal Year Book for 1908. London: The Liberal Publication Department. 1908. pp. 350–351.
  7. ^ The Constitutional Year Book for 1919. London: National Unionist Association. 1919. p. 288.
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