1912 Hythe by-election

The 1912 Hythe by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 11 June 1912.[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.

Electoral history

Sassoon was returned unopposed at the previous election. The previous election to that was contested and the result was as follows;

General election January 1910: Hythe[2] Electorate 6,541
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Sassoon 3,746 65.7 +7.7
Liberal W Clarke Hall 1,954 34.3 −7.7
Majority 1,792 31.4 +15.4
Turnout 5,700 87.1 +1.3
Conservative hold Swing +7.7

Candidates

Edward Sassoon

S Moorhouse

Result

Sassoon held his seat, however compared with the January 1910 election result, his Unionist majority dropped slightly;

1912 Hythe by-election[3] Electorate 6,964
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Philip Sassoon 3,722 65.0 −0.7
Liberal S Moorhouse 2,004 35.0 +0.7
Majority 1,718 30.0 −1.4
Turnout 5,726 82.2 −4.9
Unionist hold Swing -0.7

Aftermath

A General Election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the autumn of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election;

Due to the outbreak of war, the election didn't take place until 1918;

General election 14 December 1918: Hythe[4] Electorate 19,896
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist *Philip Sassoon 8,809 72.0 N/A
Labour Robert William Forsyth 3,427 28.0 New
Majority 5,382 44.0 N/A
Turnout 12,236 61.6 N/A
Unionist hold Swing N/A
  • Sassoon was the endorsed candidate of the Coalition Government.

References

  1. ^ Craig, F.W.S. (1987). Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987. Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 107.
  2. ^ British parliamentary election results 1885-1918, F.W.S. Craig
  3. ^ British parliamentary election results 1885-1918, F.W.S. Craig
  4. ^ British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, F.W.S. Craig