1898 Gravesend by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election March 2023 March 2023 The 1898 Gravesend by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 13 July 1898.Craig F.W.S. 1987 Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987 Chichester Parliamentary Research Services 91 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 resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, James Dampier Palmer. Palmer vacated his Parliamentary seat by being appointed Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds on 2 July 1898.26984 5 July 1898 4068 Palmer had been Member of Parliament for the constituency since 1892. Palmer’s pending resignation was made public at the start of June. 9 June 1898 Pending Vacancy https://papuraunewydd.llyfrgell.cymru/view/3276691/3276693/ Evening Express 2 14 March 2023 Candidates The Conservative candidate was John Ryder. Ryder was a partner in the banking firm of Messrs. Coutts and Co. He was Deputy Lieutenant for Staffordshire. 23 July 1898 Mr J. H. Dudley Ryder, New M.P. for Gravesend https://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/U330951/Mr-JH-Dudley-Ryder-New-MP-for-Gravesend The Illustrated London News 14 March 2023 The Liberal Party candidate was Walter Runciman. Runciman was adopted on 28 June 1898. 29 June 1898 Election News https://papuraunewydd.llyfrgell.cymru/view/3277206/3277208 Evening Express 2 14 March 2023 He was the son of Walter Runciman, a Newcastle upon Tyne shipping magnate. A third candidate, H. W. Davies, withdrew before nominations. 7 July 1898 Gravesend Election https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3740463/3740466 South Wales Daily News 3 14 March 2023 The date of nominations was set as Saturday 9 July with polling on Wednesday 13 July. 8 July 1898 Gravesend https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results/1898-01-01/1898-12-31?basicsearch=gravesend&somesearch=gravesend&retrievecountrycounts=false&sortorder=score&country=wales Monmouthshire Beacon 5 14 March 2023 There were seven polling stations. 16 July 1898 Gravesend Election https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results/1898-01-01/1898-12-31?basicsearch=gravesend&somesearch=gravesend&retrievecountrycounts=false&sortorder=score&country=wales North Wales Times 3 14 March 2023 Result The Conservative Party held the seat with a reduced majority. 1898 Gravesend 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 113 978-1-349-02300-4 1908 The Liberal Year Book for 1908 https://archive.org/details/liberalyearbook01unkngoog/ London The Liberal Publication Department 266–267 1919 The Constitutional Year Book for 1919 https://archive.org/details/constitutional1919londuoft/ London National Unionist Association 296 Conservative Party (UK) John Ryder 2,372 54.8 -11.6 Liberal Party (UK) Walter Runciman 1,955 45.2 +11.6 417 9.6 -23.2 4,327 82.0 +9.6 5,276 Conservative Party (UK) -11.6 References Gravesend by-election Gravesend,1898 Category:1898 in England Category:19th century in Kent Category:July 1898 in Europe