1909 Croydon by-election

The Croydon by-election of 1909 was held on 29 March 1909. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Liberal Unionist MP, H. O. Arnold-Forster. It was won by the Conservative candidate Robert Hermon-Hodge.[1]

Croydon by-election, 1909[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Hermon-Hodge	11,989	57.4
	Liberal	John Raphael	8,041	38.4
	Labour	Frank Smith	886	4.2
Majority			3,948	19.0
Turnout			20,896	79.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

1909 Croydon by-election

29 March 1909

Candidate Hermon-Hodge Raphael Smith Party Conservative Liberal Labour Popular vote 11,989 8,041 886 Percentage 57.4 38.4 4.2

MP before election H. O. Arnold-Forster Liberal Unionist Subsequent MP Robert Hermon-Hodge Conservative

References

1. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
2. British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)