1901 Stratford-on-Avon by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 1901 Stratford-on-Avon by-election parliamentary No Philip Foster Conservative Party (UK) Victor Milward Conservative Party (UK) Philip Foster Bolton King United Kingdom 25 June 1901 1906 United Kingdom general election Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) 61.5% 38.5% 4,755 2,977 Subsequent MP 1900 United Kingdom general election Stratford-on-Avon parliamentary seat MP 1900 1906 The 1901 Stratford-on-Avon by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 25 June 1901.Craig F.W.S. 1987 Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987 Chichester Parliamentary Research Services 95 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 by-election was triggered by the death of the Conservative Party Member of Parliament Victor Milward on 31 May 1901. Campaign Despite the Liberals not fielding a candidate in 1900, they did this time with their candidate Bolton King who has been described as a 'radical idealist'. His objective was "to carry the principles of Christianity into political and social life". However, before his campaign could even get off the ground it ran into trouble. His adoption meeting at the Corn Exchange descended into chaos with speeches being interrupted with patriotic songs, chairs being turned over and ultimately, fighting breaking out. By contrast, the Conservative candidate, Philip Foster, had a much more peaceful adoption meeting the next evening in which he called for tolerance as a result of the previous night's events. Two further Liberal meetings at the Corn exchange received an equally malicious response. Learning from this, at King's eve-of-poll rally the seats were arranged in such a way that would reduce confrontation.Stratford Upon Avon the Biography Fogg Nicholas Amberley Publishing 2014 Result Stratford-on-Avon remained a Conservative seat with Philip Foster winning with a majority of 1,778. References Category:1901 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1901 in England Category:June 1901 in the United Kingdom Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Warwickshire constituencies