1907 Aberdeen South by-election

British parliamentary by-election March 2018 March 2018 1907 Aberdeen South by-election presidential United Kingdom Aberdeen South (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1900s 1906 Aberdeen South (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1910s Jan. 1910 20 February 1907 Esslemont Liberal Party (UK) 3,779 42.3% McNeill 65px Conservative Party (UK) 3,412 38.2% Bramley 65px Independent Labour Party 1,740 19.5% 250px MP Subsequent MP James Bryce Liberal Party (UK) George Esslemont Liberal Party (UK) The 1907 Aberdeen South by-election was held on 20 February 1907. The by-election was held due to the incumbent Liberal MP, James Bryce, being appointed British Ambassador to the United States. It was won by the Liberal candidate George Esslemont.http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20080607022521/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm 7 June 2008 House of Commons leighrayment.com dead 2014-01-11 Fred Bramley, who stood for the "Aberdeen Labour Representation Committee", was not officially endorsed by the Labour Party or the Scottish Workers' Representation Committee.F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results, 1885-1918, p.xvi Campaign Esslemont, the Liberal candidate, supported extending the right to vote to women. Despite this, the Women's Social and Political Union set up a local campaign office to campaign against him. This put the WSPU in conflict with local women's suffrage campaigners who supported Esslemont.The Scottish Suffragettes and the Press by Sarah Pedersen Result Aberdeen South by-election, 1907The Times, 21 February 1907 Liberal Party (UK) George Esslemont 3,779 42.3 -32.1 Conservative Party (UK) Ronald McNeill 3,412 38.2 +12.6 Independent Labour Party Fred Bramley 1,740 19.5 New 367 4.1 -44.7 8,931 68.4 -1.8 Liberal Party (UK) -22.4 References Category:1907 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1907 in Scotland Category:1900s elections in Scotland Category:1900s in Aberdeen Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Aberdeen constituencies Category:February 1907 in the United Kingdom