1899 Bow and Bromley by-election
The 1899 Bow and Bromley by-election was held on 27 October 1899 following the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Lionel Holland due to ill health.[1] Holland vacated his Parliamentary seat by being appointed Steward of the Manor of Northstead on 16 October 1899.[2]
The seat was retained by the Conservative candidate Walter Guthrie.
Contemporary sources state that the by-election was fought on the issue of the Second Boer War which had broken out earlier that month, with Guthrie supporting the Government and Spender opposing the war.[3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Walter Guthrie | 4,238 | 66.6 | +8.9 | |
| Liberal | Harold Spender | 2,123 | 33.4 | −8.9 | |
| Majority | 2,115 | 33.2 | +17.8 | ||
| Turnout | 6,361 | 55.8 | −15.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,401 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +8.9 | |||
References
- ^ "News in Brief". The Times, 18 October 1899: 10. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 26 September 2013.[full citation needed]
- ^ "No. 27127". The London Gazette. 17 October 1899. p. 6269.
- ^ "The War in the Bye-Elections". New York Times. New York, N.Y. 28 October 1899. p. 2. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ "London, October 28, 2.25 p.m." The Kalgoorlie Western Argus. Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. 2 November 1899. p. 8. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ Craig, F.W.S. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918. London and Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-349-02300-4.
- ^ The Liberal Year Book for 1908. London: The Liberal Publication Department. 1908. pp. 350–351.
- ^ The Constitutional Year Book for 1919. London: National Unionist Association. 1919. p. 288.