1910 East Dorset by-election

Parliamentary by-election held on 30 June 1910 September 2015 September 2015 1910 East Dorset by-election presidential United Kingdom East Dorset (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1910s 1910 East Dorset (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1910s 1910 30 June 1910 Henry Guest 85px Liberal Party (UK) 6,967 52.2% Nicholson 85px Conservative Party (UK) 6,375 47.8% 250px MP Subsequent MP Freddie Guest Liberal Party (UK) Freddie Guest Liberal Party (UK) The 1910 East Dorset by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 30 June 1910.Craig F.W.S. 1987 Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987 Chichester Parliamentary Research Services 104 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 Thirty-five-year-old Frederick Guest had been Liberal MP for the seat of East Dorset since the January 1910 general election. In May 1910, his own election result was declared void, and he was unseated because of election irregularities by his constituency agent. This meant a by-election would take place and without Guest as a candidate. Electoral history The seat had been Liberal since they gained it in the 1904 East Dorset by-election. They narrowly held the seat at the last election, with a slightly increased majority; thumb|120px|Freddie Guest General election January 1910Craig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan. Liberal Party (UK) Frederick Guest 6,957 51.6 +1.5 Conservative Party (UK) John Sanctuary Nicholson 6,531 48.4 -1.5 426 3.2 +3.0 13,488 91.2 +1.3 Liberal Party (UK) +1.5 Candidates The local Liberal Association selected 36-year-old Henry Guest, the older brother of Frederick Guest, to defend the seat. Like his brother, he had a military background, but unlike his brother, he had not before stood for parliament.Who's Who: www.ukwhoswho.com The Conservatives retained John Sanctuary Nicholson as their candidate. Campaign Polling Day was fixed for 30 June 1910. Result In a remarkably high turnout, almost as high as the last General Election, the Liberals held the seat and managed a slightly increased majority; thumb|120px|Henry Guest East Dorset by-election, 1910Craig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan. Liberal Party (UK) Henry Guest 6,967 52.2 +0.6 Conservative Party (UK) John Sanctuary Nicholson 6,375 47.8 -0.6 592 4.4 +1.2 13,342 90.2 -1.0 Liberal Party (UK) +0.6 Aftermath Henry Guest did not defend the seat at the December 1910 general election and was instead elected for Pembroke and Haverfordwest. This allowed Frederick Guest to return first as Liberal candidate and then as the MP again; General election December 1910Craig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan. Liberal Party (UK) Frederick Guest 6,819 52.1 -0.1 Conservative Party (UK) Maurice George Carr Glyn 6,266 47.9 +0.1 553 4.2 -0.2 13,085 88.4 -1.8 Liberal Party (UK) -0.1 References Category:1910 in England Category:1910 elections in the United Kingdom Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Dorset constituencies Category:20th century in Dorset