1904 Isle of Thanet by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 1904 Isle of Thanet by-election presidential United Kingdom Isle of Thanet (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1900s 1900 Isle of Thanet (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1900s 1906 7 October 1904 Marks 85px Conservative Party (UK) 4,048 52.5% King 85px Liberal Party (UK) 3,666 47.5% MP Subsequent MP James Lowther Conservative Party (UK) Harry Marks Conservative Party (UK) The 1904 Isle of Thanet by-election was held in the UK Parliament constituency of the Isle of Thanet on 7 October 1904, following the death of Conservative Party MP James Lowther. It was successfully defended for the Conservative party by Harry Marks. Vacancy Conservative Party MP James Lowther died on 12 September 1904, triggering a by-election to fill the vacancy.Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Lucas Reginald Oxford University Press 2004 rev. H. C. G. Matthew Lowther, James (1840–1904) 2007-01-26 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/34614 Electoral history The Isle of Thanet seat had been held by the Conservative party since its creation in 1885. In the 1900 general election Conservative candidate James Lowther was elected unopposed. General election 1900: Isle of Thanet British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918, FWS Craig Conservative Party (UK) James Lowther Unopposed N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) Candidates In anticipation of a forthcoming general election, the local Liberal association, about 6 months earlier, had selected 44 year old Joseph King as their candidate. He lived in Surrey, where he had previously been elected to the county council.Black and White October 1, 1904 Campaign The usually Conservative supporting newspaper The Times, took a position in opposition to the Conservative candidate.Black and White October 1, 1904 Result Isle of Thanet by-election, 1904 British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918, FWS Craig Conservative Party (UK) Harry Marks 4,048 52.5 N/A Liberal Party (UK) Joseph King 3,666 47.5 New 382 5.0 N/A 7,714 71.3 N/A Conservative Party (UK) N/A Aftermath Marks held the seat at the subsequent general election. General election 1906: Isle of Thanet British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918, FWS Craig Conservative Party (UK) Harry Marks 5,154 51.3 -1.2 Liberal Party (UK) Joseph King 3,961 39.5 -8.0 Independent Conservative Frederick E McCormick Goodhart 925 9.2 New 1,193 11.8 +6.8 10,040 84.4 +13.1 Conservative Party (UK) Marks would go on to represent the constituency until retiring in 1910. References Category:1904 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1904 in England Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Kent constituencies Category:October 1904 in the United Kingdom