1912 Hackney South by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 right|thumb|260px|Hackney South in London, 1912 The 1912 Hackney South by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 24 May 1912.Craig F.W.S. 1987 Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987 Chichester Parliamentary Research Services 107 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 In May 1912, Horatio Bottomley, the controversial Liberal MP for Hackney South, was forced to resign his seat when he was declared bankrupt. Bottomley had been unpopular with a large portion of the party's activists in Hackney, who had run their own candidate against him in December 1910. Electoral history General election December 1910: Hackney SouthCraig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 Liberal Party (UK) Horatio Bottomley 5,068 49.4 -13.5 Conservative Party (UK) Sydney Charles Nettleton King-Farlow 3,243 31.6 -5.5 Independent Liberal Richard Roberts 1,946 19.0 New 1,825 17.8 -8.0 10,257 72.6 -9.6 Independent (politician) -4.0 Candidates The two Liberal factions came together to nominate Hector Morison for the vacancy.Resignation Of Mr. Bottomley. A By-Election In Hackney The Times 7 17 May 1912 Morison was a 62-year-old Scottish member of the London Stock Exchange. He was also a former Member of Parliament, he had sat for Eastbourne from January to December 1910, when he was defeated.Who's Who The Unionists selected John Constant Gibson, a 51-year-old Scottish businessman.Who's Who Result The Liberal Party held the seat. thumb|120px|Morison Hackney South by-election, 1912Craig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 Liberal Party (UK) Hector Morison 5,339 52.5 +33.5 Conservative Party (UK) John Constant Gibson 4,836 47.5 +15.9 503 5.0 -12.8 10,175 70.1 -2.5 Liberal Party (UK) -6.4 Following election General election 14 December 1918: Hackney SouthCraig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 Independent (politician) Horatio Bottomley 11,145 79.7 N/A Liberal Party (UK) *Arthur Henri 2,830 20.3 -32.2 8,315 59.4 N/A 13,975 55.4 -17.2 Independent (politician) Liberal Party (UK) Henri was the endorsed candidate of the Coalition Government. Aftermath Morison served only one term as a member of the Commons. He chose to retire at the next general election in 1918. Horatio Bottomley, whose bankruptcy had been annulled, regained the Hackney South seat as an independent though he would later be expelled again, leading to the 1922 Hackney South by-election. References Hackney South,1912 Hackney South,1912 Hackney South by-election Hackney South by-election Hackney South by-election