1912 Hythe by-election

The 1912 Hythe by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 11 June 1912.{{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=107}} The constituency, in Kent, returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system. The by-election was occaisioned by the death of the sitting MP, Edward Sassoon

Electoral history

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

{{Election box begin | title=General election January 1910: HytheBritish parliamentary election results 1885-1918, F. W. S. Craig

electorate 6,541}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Edward Sassoon

|votes = 3,746

|percentage = 65.7

|change = +7.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = W Clarke Hall

|votes = 1,954

|percentage = 34.3

|change = -7.7

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 1,792

|percentage = 31.4

|change = +15.4

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 5,700

|percentage = 87.1

|change = +1.3

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +7.7

}}

{{Election box begin

|title=General election December 1910: Hythe Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Edward Sassoon

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

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Result

Philip Sassoon held the seat - for the Unionists, however compared with his father's January 1910 election result, the majority dropped slightly;

{{Election box begin | title=1912 Hythe by-electionBritish parliamentary election results 1885-1918, F. W. S. Craig

electorate 6,964}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Philip Sassoon

|votes = 3,722

|percentage = 65.0

|change = -0.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = S Moorhouse

|votes = 2,004

|percentage = 35.0

|change = +0.7

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 1,718

|percentage = 30.0

|change = -1.4

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 5,726

|percentage = 82.2

|change = -4.9

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

|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;

Unionist: Philip Sassoon
Liberal: William Deedes

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

{{Election box begin | title=General election 14 December 1918: HytheBritish parliamentary election results 1918-1949, F. W. S. Craig

electorate 19,896}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = *Philip Sassoon

|votes = 8,809

|percentage = 72.0

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)