1904 West Monmouthshire by-election

A by-election was held in the West Monmouthshire constituency in 1904 following the death of the seat's incumbent MP Sir William Vernon Harcourt. Thomas Richards was elected in his place.

Harcourt

General election 1900: West Monmouthshire [1][2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Vernon Harcourt	5,976	71.3
	Conservative	Iltyd William Henry Gardner	2,401	28.7
Majority			3,575	42.6
Turnout			8,377
	Liberal hold		Swing

1904 West Monmouthshire

3 November 1904

Candidate Richards Cockburn Party Lib-Lab Independent Popular vote 7,995 3,360 Percentage 70.4 29.6

MP before election Sir William Harcourt Liberal Subsequent MP Thomas Richards Lib-Lab

Result

Richards

West Monmouthshire by-election, 1904 [3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Lib-Lab	Thomas Richards	7,995	70.4
	Independent	John Cockburn	3,360	29.6	New
Majority			4,635	40.8
Turnout			11,355
	Lib-Lab hold		Swing

• supported Tariff Reform

General election 1906: West Monmouthshire [4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Lib-Lab	Thomas Richards	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Lib-Lab hold		Swing	N/A

References

1. The Liberal Year Book, 1907
2. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
3. The Liberal Year Book, 1907
4. The Liberal Year Book, 1907