1906 Eye by-election
Appearance
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The 1906 Eye by-election was held on 6 April 1906. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Liberal MP, Francis Seymour Stevenson. It was won by the Liberal candidate Harold Pearson.[1][2]
Result
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Harold Pearson | 4,568 | 51.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | James Graham | 4,371 | 48.9 | New | |
Majority | 197 | 2.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,939 | 87.9 | N/A | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
References
[edit]- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 391. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- ^ The Liberal year book, 1907