Whitechapel by-election, 1913

Whitechapel in London 1913

The Whitechapel by-election was a Parliamentary by-election. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

Vacancy

Sir Stuart Samuel the Liberal MP for Whitechapel undertook a contract for the Public Service, which required him to resign his seat and face re-election.

Electoral history

General Election December 1910: Whitechapel[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Stuart Montagu Samuel 1,731 59.2 +0.9
Conservative Edgar Monteagle Browne 1,191 40.8 -0.9
Majority 540 18.4 +1.8
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing +0.9

Candidates

Sir Stuart Samuel had been Liberal MP for the seat since 1900 and the seat had been Liberal since it was created in 1885. He was opposed by Edgar Browne, who had been his Unionist opponent in December 1910.

Result

Stuart Samuel
Whitechapel by-election, 1913[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Sir Stuart Montagu Samuel 1,722 52.5 -6.7
Unionist Edgar Monteagle Browne 1,556 47.5 +6.7
Majority 166 5.0 -13.4
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing -6.7

Aftermath

Samuel retired from politics in 1916 and the Liberals held the resulting by-election unopposed.

References

  1. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
  2. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig

See also

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