1908 Kincardineshire by-election

UK parliamentary by-election November 2020 November 2013 1908 Kincardineshire by-election presidential United Kingdom Kincardineshire (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1900s 1906 Kincardineshire (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1910s Jan. 1910 25 April 1908 Murray 85px Liberal Party (UK) 3,661 65.1% Gammell 85px Conservative Party (UK) 1,963 34.9% 250px MP Subsequent MP John William Crombie Liberal Party (UK) Arthur Cecil Murray Liberal Party (UK) The 1908 Kincardineshire by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Kincardineshire on 25 April 1908. The seat had become vacant when the sitting Liberal Member of Parliament John Crombie died on 22 March 1908.The Times, 23 March 1908 The election saw the picketing of polling stations by suffragettes protesting at the Liberal government's unwillingness to bring in votes for women.The Times, 27 April 1908 The Liberal candidate, Arthur Cecil Murray won the seat in a straight fight with his Conservative opponent Sidney James Gammell.The Times House of Commons, 1910; Politico's Publishing 2004 p100 Result thumb|120px|Murray Kincardineshire by-election, 1908The Times House of Commons 1910; Politico's Publishing 2004 p100 Liberal Party (UK) Arthur Cecil Murray 3,661 65.1 −6.7 Conservative Party (UK) Sydney Gammell Sydney James Gammell 1,963 34.9 +6.7 1,698 30.2 −13.4 5,624 79.0 +2.6 7,119 Liberal Party (UK) −6.7 See also List of United Kingdom by-elections (1900–1918) References Kincardineshire by-election Kincardineshire by-election Category:1900s elections in Scotland Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Scottish constituencies Category:Kincardineshire Kincardineshire by-election