Fredric Wise

{{short description|British politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date = April 2020}}

{{Use British English|date=April 2020}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name =

| office = Member of Parliament
for Ilford, Essex

| birth_date = 1871

| birth_name =

| party = Conservative

| predecessor = Peter Griggs

| successor = George Hamilton

| termstart = 25 September 1920

| termend = 26 January 1928

| death_date = 26 January 1928

| death_place = United Kingdom

| birth_place = United Kingdom

| image = File:Fredric Wise.jpg

}}

Sir Fredric Wise {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|JP|DL}} (1871 – 26 January 1928) was a British politician who served as the Conservative and Unionist Member of Parliament for Ilford in Essex after winning the 1920 Ilford by-election. Wise served until his death in 1928, when he was succeeded in another by-election by George Hamilton.{{Cite web|url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-fredric-wise/index.html|title=Mr Fredric Wise (Hansard)|website=api.parliament.uk|access-date=2020-03-31}}

Political career

Wise ran for parliament in 1920 in a by-election, which was triggered after the death of the Coalition Unionist Member of Parliament Sir William Peter Griggs. He was elected with a majority of the votes cast.

Wise was re-elected in the general elections of 1922, 1923 and 1924.

Wise died in 1928.

Electoral history

= 1920 by-election =

{{Election box begin|title=1920 Ilford by-election

{{Cite newspaper The Times

|title=Ilford Retained - Large Coalition Majority

|author=

|department=News

|date=9 October 1920

|page=10

|pages=

|issue=42537

|column=F

}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link coalition 1918||party=Unionist Party (UK)|candidate=Fredric Wise|votes=15,612|percentage=54.38|change=-12.4}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Joseph King|votes=6,577|percentage=22.91|change=+3.4|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Party (UK)|candidate=John Thompson|votes=6,515|percentage=22.69|change=+8.9|}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=28,704|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box hold with party link||winner=Unionist Party (UK)|swing=}}

{{Election box end 1918}}

= 1922 general election =

{{Election box begin|title=General election 1922: IlfordBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Unionist Party (UK)|candidate=Fredric Wise|votes=14,071|percentage=44.4|change=-10.0|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Party (UK)|candidate=John Thompson|votes=7,625|percentage=24.0|change=+1.3|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Augustus West|votes=5,414|percentage=17.1|change=-5.8|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent Unionist|candidate=Frederick C. Bramston|votes=4,610|percentage=14.5|change=n/a|}}

{{Election box majority||votes=6,446|percentage=20.4|change=-11.1}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=70.5|change=+4.3}}

{{Election box hold with party link||winner=Unionist Party (UK)|swing=-5.6}}

{{Election box end}}

= 1923 general election =

{{Election box begin|title=General election 1923: IlfordBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Unionist Party (UK)|candidate=Fredric Wise|votes=14,136|percentage=44.4|change=0.0|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Party (UK)|candidate=John Morris|votes=11,965|percentage=37.5|change=+13.5|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Dan Chater|votes=5,775|percentage=18.1|change=+1.0|}}

{{Election box majority||votes=2,171|percentage=6.9|change=-13.5}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=64.8|change=-5.7}}

{{Election box hold with party link||winner=Unionist Party (UK)|swing=-6.8}}

{{Election box end}}

= 1924 general election =

{{Election box begin|title=General election 1924: IlfordBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Unionist Party (UK)|candidate=Fredric Wise|votes=22,825|percentage=58.4|change=+14.0|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Dan Chater|votes=8,460|percentage=21.7|change=+3.6|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Party (UK)|candidate=John Morris|votes=7,780|percentage=19.9|change=-17.6|}}

{{Election box majority||votes=14,365|percentage=36.7|change=+29.8}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=74.8|change=+10.0}}

{{Election box hold with party link||winner=Unionist Party (UK)|swing=+5.2}}

{{Election box end}}

References