1900 Portsmouth by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 The 1900 Portsmouth by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 3 May 1900 for one of the two seats in the British House of Commons constituency of Portsmouth in Hampshire. Vacancy The seat had become vacant when the Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) Walter Clough had decided to resign his seat due to a judgment against him in the Law Courts.Election intelligence 11 April 1900 7 36113 This was formalised on 23 April 1900 by the technical device of accepting appointment as Steward of the Manor of Northstead, a notional "office of profit under The Crown". The writ for the by-election was moved in the Commons three days later, on 26 April.https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1900/apr/26/new-writ House of Commons debates 26 April 1900 82 c19 Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) 2009-04-28 Previous result thumb|120px|Walter Clough General election 1895: Portsmouth (2 seats) Electorate 24,057 Liberal Party (UK) Sir John Baker 10,451 26.1 +0.3 Liberal Party (UK) Walter Owen Clough 10,255 25.6 +0.2 Conservative Party (UK) Alfred Charles William Harmsworth 9,717 24.3 -0.2 Liberal Unionist Party Rt Hon. Anthony Evelyn Melbourne Ashley 9,567 23.9 -0.3 538 1.3 +0.4 39,990 (20,129 voted) 83.7 +3.1 Liberal Party (UK) +0.3 Liberal Party (UK) +0.3 Candidates The Liberal Party selected Thomas Bramsdon, a 43-year-old solicitor and a native of Portsmouth. The Conservative Party selected 29-year-old James Majendie. Result The result was a narrow victory for Bramsdon. thumb|120px|T.A. Bramsdon Portsmouth by-election, 3 May 1900The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 172 (196 in web page) Electorate 26,698 Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Arthur Bramsdon 10,287 51.4 -24.3 Conservative Party (UK) James Henry Alexander Majendie 9,708 48.6 +24.3 579 2.8 +1.5 19,995 74.9 −8.8 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) However, he held the seat only briefly; at the general election in October 1900, he lost his seat to Majendie. See also Portsmouth constituency 1916 Portsmouth by-election Portsmouth List of United Kingdom by-elections United Kingdom by-election records References Bibliography Craig F. W. S. F. W. S. Craig British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 1974 2nd 1989 Parliamentary Research Services Chichester 0-900178-27-2 171 External links leighrayment.com Category:1900 in England Category:Elections in Portsmouth Category:1900 elections in the United Kingdom Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Hampshire constituencies Category:19th century in Hampshire Category:May 1900 in the United Kingdom