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1903 Ludlow by-election

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Ludlow by-election, 1903

← 1900 22 December 1903 1906 →
 
Candidate Rowland Hunt Frederic Horne
Party Liberal Unionist Liberal
Popular vote 4,393 3,423
Percentage 56.2% 43.8%

MP before election

Robert Jasper More
Liberal Unionist

Subsequent MP

Rowland Hunt
Liberal Unionist

The 1903 Ludlow by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 22 December 1903.[1] The constituency returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

Vacancy

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Robert Jasper More had been Liberal Unionist MP for the seat of Ludlow since the 1892 General Election. He died on 25 November 1903 at the age of 67.

Electoral history

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The seat had been Liberal Unionist since they gained it in 1886. They held the seat at the last election, unopposed. The last occasion a Liberal had stood was in 1892 when the Unionists won easily;

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General election 1892: Ludlow [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Unionist Robert Jasper More 5,965 73.5 N/A
Liberal F Sydney Morris 2,146 26.5 New
Majority 3,819 47.0 N/A
Turnout 8.111 71.9 N/A
Liberal Unionist hold Swing N/A

Candidates

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Campaign

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Polling Day was fixed for the 22 December, just 27 days after the previous MP died.

Result

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The Liberal Unionist Party held the seat.

Ludlow by-election, 1903 [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Unionist Rowland Hunt 4,393 56.2 N/A
Liberal Frederic Horne 3,423 43.8 New
Majority 970 12.4 N/A
Turnout 7,816 75.3 N/A
Liberal Unionist hold Swing N/A

Aftermath

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At the following General Election the result was;

General election 1906: Ludlow [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Unionist Rowland Hunt 4,978 54.1 −2.1
Liberal Frederic Horne 4,218 45.9 +2.1
Majority 760 8.2 −4.2
Turnout 9,196 85.4 +10.1
Liberal Unionist hold Swing -2.1

References

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  1. ^ Craig, F.W.S. (1987). Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987. Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 97.
  2. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
  3. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
  4. ^ odnb-agnes-hunt
  5. ^ The Times, 1903-12-08
  6. ^ The Times, 1903-12-08
  7. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
  8. ^ The Times, 1943-12-01
  9. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
  10. ^ The Times, 1943-12-01
  11. ^ ‘HORNE, Frederic’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014 accessed 9 Aug 2017
  12. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
  13. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig