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1906 Eye by-election

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F S Stevenson
Harold Pearson

The Eye by-election of 1906 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]

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

References

  1. ^ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
  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