1904 Devonport by-election

UK parliamentary by-election August 2015 August 2015 1904 Devonport by-election presidential United Kingdom Devonport (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1900s 1900 Devonport (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1900s 1906 20 June 1904 Benn 85px Liberal Party (UK) 6,219 54.6% Jackson 85px Conservative Party (UK) 5,179 45.4% 250px MP Subsequent MP John Lockie Conservative Party (UK) John Benn Liberal Party (UK) The 1904 Devonport by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 20 June 1904.Craig F.W.S. 1987 Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987 Chichester Parliamentary Research Services 98 The constituency returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system. Vacancy John Lockie had been Conservative MP for one of the seats of Devonport since the 1902 Devonport by-election. He resigned at the age of 43 and died in January 1906.Who Was Who Electoral history The seat had been Conservative since he gained it in the 1902 Devonport by-election. Both Devonport seats had been Liberal from 1892-1902. 1902 Devonport by-electionBritish parliamentary election results 1885-1918 by Craig Conservative Party (UK) John Lockie 3,785 50.2 +1.3 Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Brassey 3,757 49.8 -1.3 28 0.4 N/A 7,542 84.3 -0.8 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) +1.3 Candidates thumb|120px|Jackson The local Conservative Association selected 53-year-old Sir John Jackson as their candidate to defend the seat. He was a contractor for Public Works. He completed the Admiralty Docks at Keyham, Devonport.Who Was Who The local Liberal Association selected 54-year-old John Benn as their candidate to gain the seat. Benn was active in the London Dock Strike of 1889, and, as an increasingly prominent London politician, was elected in 1892 as the Liberal Party candidate for St George Division of Tower Hamlets. He was narrowly defeated at the general election in 1895. As a London County Councillor, he helped introduce electric trams to London's streets in 1903. He served as Chairman of the London County Council from 1903-04.Who Was Who Campaign Polling Day was fixed for 20 June 1904, just days after the previous MP resigned. Result The Liberals re-gained the seat from the Conservatives: thumb|120px|Benn Devonport by-election, 1904British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 by Craig Liberal Party (UK) John Benn 6,219 54.6 +4.8 Conservative Party (UK) John Jackson 5,179 45.4 -4.8 1,040 9.2 N/A 11,398 79.3 -5.0 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +4.8 Aftermath At the following General Election the result was: General election January 1906British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 by Craig Liberal Party (UK) Hudson Kearley 6,923 29.1 +3.2 Liberal Party (UK) John Benn 6,527 27.5 +2.3 Conservative Party (UK) John Jackson 5,239 22.0 -2.7 Conservative Party (UK) F Holme-Summer 5,080 21.4 -2.8 1,684 7.1 Liberal Party (UK) +3.0 1,447 6.1 23,769 81.4 Liberal Party (UK) +2.5 References Category:1904 in England Category:1904 elections in the United Kingdom Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Devon constituencies Category:Elections in Plymouth, Devon Category:20th century in Plymouth, Devon Category:1900s in Devon