1911 Haddingtonshire by-election

UK parliamentary by-election December 2023 November 2013 June 2025 The 1911 Haddingtonshire by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 19 April 1911.Craig F.W.S. 1987 Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987 Chichester Parliamentary Research Services 105 It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system. Previous result General election December 1910: Electorate 8,184 Liberal Party (UK) Richard Haldane 3,845 54.9 -0.6 Conservative Party (UK) Benjamin Hall Blyth 3,158 45.1 +0.6 687 9.8 -1.2 7,003 85.6 +0.2 Liberal Party (UK) -0.6 Result By-Election 19 April 1911: Electorate Liberal Party (UK) John Deans Hope 3,652 53.4 -1.5 Conservative Party (UK) Benjamin Hall Blyth 3,184 46.6 +1.5 468 6.8 -3.0 6,836 83.5 -2.1 Liberal Party (UK) -1.5 Aftermath In 1912, after three unsuccessful attempts, the local Conservative Association replaced Blyth with a new candidate, Mansfield Hunter, who was replaced in 1913 by H. P. Macmillan. A general election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the autumn of 1914, the following candidates had been selected to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of the First World War, the election never took place as scheduled. General Election 1914/15: Electorate 8,135 Liberal Party (UK) John Deans Hope Unionist Party (UK) Hugh Macmillan The constituency was merged into the new Berwick & Haddington constituency for the 1918 elections. Tennant had represented the Berwick part. Hope was given the Coalition government coupon. General election 14 December 1918: Electorate 32,763 Coalition Liberal *John Deans Hope 8,584 53.9 Labour Party (UK) Robert W Foulis 4,783 30.0 Liberal Party (UK) Harold Tennant 2,557 16.1 3,801 23.9 15,924 Coalition Liberal References Craig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan. Who's Who: www.ukwhoswho.com Debrett's House of Commons 1916 Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Scottish constituencies Category:1911 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1911 in Scotland Category:1910s elections in Scotland Category:Politics of East Lothian Category:April 1911 in the United Kingdom