1900 Holborn by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election April 2023 April 2023 The 1900 Holborn by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 23 March 1900.Craig F.W.S. 1987 Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987 Chichester Parliamentary Research Services 93 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. The seat had become vacant following the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Sir Charles Hall on 9 March. 10 March 1900 Summary https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000206/19000310/012/0006 Manchester Courier 6 15 April 2023 Hall had been Member of Parliament for the constituency since an 1892 by-election. Candidates The Conservative candidate was James Remnant. He was unanimously selected at a meeting of the Holborn Conservative Association on Thursday 15 March. 16 March 1900 Sir Edward Clarke https://newspapers.library.wales/view/4340621/4340627/88/ Western Mail 6 15 April 2023 Remnant had been the Moderate London County Council member for Holborn since 1892, and was chairman of the Theatres Committee of the council.Election intelligence 24 March 1900 14 36098 It was speculated that Sir Edward Clarke might be the Conservative candidate. 10 March 1900 Sir E. Clarke and Holborn https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3745175/3745180/52/ South Wales Daily News 5 15 April 2023 Clarke had been Member of Parliament for Plymouth from 1880 until 10 February 1900, when he resigned by being appointed Steward of the Manor of Northstead.27164 13 February 1900 1008 Following the outbreak of war in South Africa in late 1899, Clarke had found himself in total disagreement with his party over the government's South African policy. In early February 1900 his constituency party at Plymouth formally called upon him to resign his seat,Sir E. Clarke and his constituents 9 February 1900 6 36061 and he resigned the following day.Sir Edward Clarke and his constituents 10 February 1900 8 36062 Clarke was President of the Holborn Conservative Association. 13 February 1900 Speech by Sir Ed. Clarke https://newspapers.library.wales/view/4340379/4340385/98/ Western Mail 6 15 April 2023 It was also speculated that Sir Forrest Fulton, the Common Serjeant of London, might be the Conservative candidate. 14 March 1900 Election Intelligence https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000206/19000314/051/0008 Manchester Courier 8 15 April 2023 17 March 1900 Society and Personal Notes https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000166/19000317/042/0006 Essex Standard 6 15 April 2023 The Holborn Liberal and Radical Association unanimously decided on Friday 16 March not to contest the seat. 17 March 1900 The Holborn vacancy https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000434/19000317/268/0008 Northern Whig 8 15 April 2023 17 March 1900 Holborn bye-election https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3745229/3745234/85/ South Wales Daily News 5 15 April 2023 Result 1900 Holborn by-electionCraig F.W.S. F. W. S. Craig 1974 British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918 https://books.google.com/books?id=ah2vCwAAQBAJ London and Basingstoke Palgrave Macmillan 15 978-1-349-02300-4 1919 The Constitutional Year Book for 1919 https://archive.org/details/constitutional1919londuoft/ London National Unionist Association 281 1908 The Liberal Year Book for 1908 https://archive.org/details/liberalyearbook01unkngoog/ London The Liberal Publication Department 258–259 Conservative Party (UK) James Remnant 10,903 Conservative Party (UK) References Holborn by-election Holborn,1900 Category:1900 in England Category:1900 in London Holborn, 1900 Category:Unopposed by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in English constituencies Category:March 1900 in the United Kingdom