1911 Kingston upon Hull Central by-election
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The 1911 Kingston upon Hull Central by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 5 July 1911.[1] It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
Vacancy
editSeymour King the Conservative MP since 1885 was unseated on petition on 1 June 1911.
Electoral history
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Seymour King | 3,625 | 51.5 | +1.4 | |
Liberal | Robert Aske | 3,418 | 48.5 | -1.4 | |
Majority | 207 | 3.0 | +2.8 | ||
Turnout | 7,043 | 86.1 | -1.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.4 |
The Candidates
edit- Mark Sykes was chosen as the new Conservative candidate to defend the seat. He had contested unsuccessfully, the Buckrose seat in Yorkshire at both 1910 general elections.
- The Liberals re-selected Robert Aske, their candidate here from the last election.
The Result
editThe seat was held for the Conservative Party by Mark Sykes.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark Sykes | 3,823 | 51.9 | +0.4 | |
Liberal | Robert Aske | 3,545 | 48.1 | -0.4 | |
Majority | 278 | 3.8 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 7,368 | 84.6 | -1.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.4 |
Aftermath
editA general election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the autumn of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place.
- Unionist Party:Mark Sykes
- Liberal Party:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | *Mark Sykes | 13,805 | 80.1 | +28.2 | |
Liberal | Roderick Kedward | 3,434 | 19.9 | -28.2 | |
Majority | 10,371 | 60.2 | +56.4 | ||
Turnout | 17,239 | 54.9 | -29.7 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing |
- Sykes was the endorsed candidate of the Coalition Government.
References
edit- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1987). Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987. Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 105.
- ^ British parliamentary election results 1885–1918, F. W. S. Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results 1885–1918, F. W. S. Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results 1918–1949, F. W. S. Craig
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