1911 Haddingtonshire by-election
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The 1911 Haddingtonshire by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 19 April 1911.{{cite book |last=Craig |first=F.W.S. |date=1987 |title=Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987 |location=Chichester |publisher=Parliamentary Research Services |page=105}} It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
Previous result
{{Election box begin | title=General election December 1910:
Electorate 8,184}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Richard Haldane
|votes = 3,845
|percentage = 54.9
|change = -0.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate =Benjamin Hall Blyth
|votes =3,158
|percentage =45.1
|change = +0.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 687
|percentage = 9.8
|change = -1.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,003
|percentage = 85.6
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = -0.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
Candidates
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Result
{{Election box begin | title=By-Election 19 April 1911:
Electorate}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = John Deans Hope
|votes = 3,652
|percentage = 53.4
|change = -1.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Benjamin Hall Blyth
|votes = 3,184
|percentage = 46.6
|change = +1.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 468
|percentage = 6.8
|change = -3.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,836
|percentage = 83.5
|change = -2.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = -1.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
Aftermath
In 1912, after three unsuccessful attempts, the local Conservative Association replaced Blyth with a new candidate, Mansfield Hunter, who was replaced in 1913 by H. P. Macmillan. A general election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the autumn of 1914, the following candidates had been selected to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of the First World War, the election never took place as scheduled.
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1914/15:
Electorate 8,135}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = John Deans Hope
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate =Hugh Macmillan
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
The constituency was merged into the new Berwick & Haddington constituency for the 1918 elections. Tennant had represented the Berwick part. Hope was given the Coalition government coupon.
{{Election box begin | title=General election 14 December 1918:
Electorate 32,763}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Coalition Liberal
|candidate =*John Deans Hope
|votes = 8,584
|percentage = 53.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert W Foulis
|votes =4,783
|percentage = 30.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate =Harold Tennant
|votes =2,557
|percentage = 16.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,801
|percentage = 23.9
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 15,924
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Coalition Liberal
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
References
{{Reflist}}
- Craig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan.
- Who's Who: www.ukwhoswho.com
- Debrett's House of Commons 1916
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