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1906 Eye by-election

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1906 Eye by-election

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Candidate Pearson Graham
Party Liberal Conservative
Popular vote 4,568 4,371
Percentage 51.1% 48.9%

MP before election

Francis Stevenson
Liberal

Subsequent MP

Harold Pearson
Liberal

Stevenson

The 1906 Eye by-election was held on 6 April 1906. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Liberal MP, Francis Seymour Stevenson. It was won by the Liberal candidate Harold Pearson.[1][2]

Result

Eye by-election, 1906 [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harold Pearson 4,568 51.1
Conservative James Graham 4,371 48.9
Majority 197 2.2
Turnout 8,939 87.9
Liberal hold Swing

References

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 391. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
  3. ^ The Liberal year book, 1907