1900 London University by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 The 1900 London University by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the UK House of Commons constituency of London University on 6–10 February 1900. It was won by the Liberal Unionist Party candidate Sir Michael Foster.http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20080607022521/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm 7 June 2008 House of Commons dead leighrayment.com Vacancy The by-election was caused by the elevation to the peerage of the sitting Liberal Unionist Party MP Sir John Lubbock. Lubbock had held the seat since 1880, having previously been one of the MPs for the multi-member seat of Maidstone. Candidates June 2016 Issues June 2016 Result Sir Michael Foster won the election with a majority of 15 percent.Election intelligence 12 February 1900 6 36063 By-Election 6–10 February 1900: London University Liberal Unionist Party Sir Michael Foster 1,271 46.73 N/A Liberal Party (UK) Dr. William Job Collins 863 31.73 N/A Independent Liberal Unionist Edward Henry Busk 586 21.54 N/A 408 15.00 N/A 2,720 61.78 N/A 4,403 Liberal Unionist Party N/A The election result was formally announced in the theatre of the university on 12 February 1900, following which Foster gave a short speech. He stated that the graduates of the university had for the first time returned a fellow graduate as their member, and told them he would be independent in his opinions even if he supported the present Unionist government.Election intelligence 13 February 1900 13 36064 References Category:1900 in London Category:1900 elections in the United Kingdom Category:History of the University of London London University, 1900 London University, 1900 Category:February 1900 in the United Kingdom