1912 Hythe by-election

UK parliamentary by-election May 2025 The 1912 Hythe by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 11 June 1912.Craig F. W. S. 1987 Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987 Chichester Parliamentary Research Services 107 The constituency, in Kent, returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system. The by-election was occaisioned by the death of the sitting MP, Edward Sassoon Electoral history Edward Sassoon was returned unopposed at the previous election. The previous election to that was contested and the result was as follows; General election January 1910: HytheBritish parliamentary election results 1885-1918, F. W. S. Craig electorate 6,541 Conservative Party (UK) Edward Sassoon 3,746 65.7 +7.7 Liberal Party (UK) W Clarke Hall 1,954 34.3 -7.7 1,792 31.4 +15.4 5,700 87.1 +1.3 Conservative Party (UK) +7.7 General election December 1910: Hythe Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916 Conservative Party (UK) Edward Sassoon Conservative Party (UK) Result Philip Sassoon held the seat - for the Unionists, however compared with his father's January 1910 election result, the majority dropped slightly; 1912 Hythe by-electionBritish parliamentary election results 1885-1918, F. W. S. Craig electorate 6,964 Unionist Party (UK) Philip Sassoon 3,722 65.0 -0.7 Liberal Party (UK) S Moorhouse 2,004 35.0 +0.7 1,718 30.0 -1.4 5,726 82.2 -4.9 Unionist Party (UK) -0.7 Aftermath A 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; Unionist: Philip Sassoon Liberal: William Deedes Due to the outbreak of war, the election didn't take place until 1918; General election 14 December 1918: HytheBritish parliamentary election results 1918-1949, F. W. S. Craig electorate 19,896 Unionist Party (UK) *Philip Sassoon 8,809 72.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) Robert William Forsyth 3,427 28.0 New 5,382 44.0 N/A 12,236 61.6 N/A Unionist Party (UK) N/A Sassoon was the endorsed candidate of the Coalition Government. References Category:1912 elections in the United Kingdom Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Kent constituencies Category:1912 in England Category:Folkestone and Hythe District Category:1910s in Kent Category:June 2012 in the United Kingdom