1907 Wimbledon by-election
UK Parliamentary by-election / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1907 Wimbledon by-election was held on 14 May 1907. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Eric Hambro, due to expanded business interests.[1] It was won by the Conservative candidate Henry Chaplin,[2][3] who defeated Independent Liberal candidate Bertrand Russell. Russell campaigned in support of women's suffrage.[4]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Henry Chaplin | 10,263 | 75.7 | +19.5 | |
Independent Liberal | Bertrand Russell | 3,299 | 24.3 | New | |
Majority | 6,694 | 51.4 | +39.0 | ||
Turnout | 13,562 | 57.2 | -20.1 | ||
Registered electors | 23,702 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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