1901 Monmouth Boroughs by-election

UK parliamentary by-election December 2020 November 2013 1901 Monmouth Boroughs presidential United Kingdom Monmouth Boroughs (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1900s 1900 Monmouth Boroughs (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1900s 1906 7 May 1901 Lawrence 85px Conservative Party (UK) 4,604 51.9% Spicer 85px Liberal Party (UK) 4,261 48.1% File:Mon boroughs 1885.jpg 250px MP Subsequent MP Frederick Harris Conservative Party (UK) Lewis Haslam Liberal Party (UK) The 1901 Monmouth Boroughs by-election was a by-election held on 7 May 1901 for the British House of Commons constituency of Monmouth Boroughs. The by-election was triggered by the unseating of the Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) Frederick Rutherfoord Harris, as a result of an election petition alleging irregularities in election spending. The Liberal candidate was Albert Spicer, who had previously been the sitting MP but had lost in the previous general election. The result was a victory for the Conservative candidate Sheriff Joseph Lawrence, who held the seat, although the party's majority was halved. Result 1901 Monmouth Boroughs by-electionThe Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 171 (195 in web page)Craig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London and Basingstoke: The Macmillan Press Ltd. 9780333169032. Page 459 Conservative Party (UK) Joseph Lawrence 4,604 51.9 -2.3 Liberal Party (UK) Albert Spicer 4,261 48.1 +2.3 343 1.8 -4.6 8,865 90.4 +3.2 9,803 Conservative Party (UK) -2.3 Aftermath Despite the intervention of a Labour Representation Committee candidate, the Liberal Party gained the seat; General election 1906 Monmouth Boroughs Liberal Party (UK) Lewis Haslam 4,531 44.7 -3.4 Conservative Party (UK) E E Micholls 3,939 38.8 -13.1 Labour Representation Committee (1900) James Whinstone 1,678 16.5 N/A 592 5.9 N/A 10,148 90.6 +3.4 11,207 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +4.8 See also Lists of United Kingdom by-elections Monmouth Boroughs constituency References Further reading The Times, 8 May 1901 March 2012 Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Welsh constituencies Monmouth Boroughs by-election Monmouth Boroughs by-election Category:1900s elections in Wales Category:Elections in Monmouthshire Category:20th century in Monmouthshire Monmouth Boroughs by-election