1913 Whitechapel by-election
The Whitechapel by-election was a Parliamentary by-election. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
Vacancy
Sir Stuart Samuel the Liberal MP for Whitechapel undertook a contract for the Public Service, which required him to resign his seat and face re-election.
Previous result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Stuart Montagu Samuel | 1,731 | 59.2 | ||
| Conservative | Edgar Monteagle Browne | 1,191 | 40.8 | ||
| Majority | 540 | 18.4 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +0.9 | |||
Candidates
Sir Stuart Samuel had been Liberal MP for the seat since 1900 and the seat had been Liberal since it was created in 1885. He was opposed by Edgar Browne, who had been his Unionist opponent in December 1910.
Campaign
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Result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Sir Stuart Montagu Samuel | 1,722 | 52.5 | ||
| Unionist | Edgar Monteagle Browne | 1,556 | 47.5 | ||
| Majority | 166 | 5.0 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -6.7 | |||
Aftermath
A General Election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the autumn of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Sir Stuart Montagu Samuel | ||||
| Unionist | |||||
Samuel retired from politics in 1916 and the Liberals held the resulting by-election unopposed.
References
- Craig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan.
- Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org[unreliable source?]
- Who's Who: www.ukwhoswho.com[not specific enough to verify]
- Debrett's House of Commons 1916