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1916 Wimbledon by-election

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The Wimbledon by-election of 1916 was held on 19 April 1916. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Henry Chaplin, when he was raised to the peerage. It was won by the Conservative candidate Sir Stuart Coats.[1]

1916 Wimbledon by-election [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stuart Coats 8,970 55.6 N/A
Independent Kennedy Jones 7,159 44.4 N/A
Majority 1,811 11.2 N/A
Turnout 16,129 46.5 N/A
Registered electors 34,719
Conservative hold Swing N/A

References

  1. ^ "Leigh Rayment - Commons". leighrayment.com.
  2. ^ Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.