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1902 Liverpool East Toxteth by-election

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The 1902 Liverpool East Toxteth by-election was held on 6 November 1902 after the resignation of the Conservative MP Augustus Frederick Warr. The seat was retained by the Conservative candidate Austin Taylor.

Liverpool East Toxteth by-election, 1902[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Austin Taylor 3,610 52.8
Liberal Herbert R. Rathbone[2] 3,233 47.2
Majority 377 5.6
Turnout 6,843 72.1
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 170 (194 in web page)
  2. ^ Herbert Rathbone was the nephew of William Rathbone MP (1819–1902). See "The Rathbone Connection". Retrieved 8 September 2012.