1908 Kincardineshire by-election

The Kincardineshire by-election, 1908 was a parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Kincardineshire on 25 April 1908. The seat had become vacant when the sitting Liberal Member of Parliament John Crombie died on 22 March 1908.[1]

1908 Kincardineshire by-election

25 April 1908

Candidate Murray Gammell Party Liberal Conservative Popular vote 3,661 1,963 Percentage 65.1 34.9

MP before election John William Crombie Liberal Subsequent MP Arthur Cecil Murray Liberal

The election saw the picketing of polling stations by suffragettes protesting at the Liberal government's unwillingness to bring in votes for women.[2]

The Liberal candidate, Arthur Cecil Murray won the seat in a straight fight with his Conservative opponent S J Gammell.[3]

Result

Murray

Kincardineshire by-election, 1908[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Arthur Cecil Murray	3,661	65.1	−6.7
	Conservative	Sydney Gammell	1,963	34.9	+6.7
Majority			1,698	30.2	−13.4
Turnout			5,624	79.0	+2.6
Registered electors			7,119
	Liberal hold		Swing	−6.7

See also

• List of United Kingdom by-elections (1900–1918)

References

1. The Times, 23 March 1908
2. The Times, 27 April 1908
3. The Times House of Commons, 1910; Politico's Publishing 2004 p100
4. The Times House of Commons 1910; Politico's Publishing 2004 p100