1904 West Monmouthshire by-election

The 1904 West Monmouthshire by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 3 November 1904.^[1] The constituency returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

1904 West Monmouthshire by-election

← 1900 3 November 1904 1906 →

Candidate Richards Cockburn Party Lib-Lab Independent Popular vote 7,995 3,360 Percentage 70.4% 29.6%

MP before election Sir William Harcourt Liberal Subsequent MP Thomas Richards Lib-Lab

The seat was vacant following the death of the seat's incumbent MP Sir William Vernon Harcourt. Thomas Richards was elected in his place.

Harcourt

General election 1900: West Monmouthshire ^[2][3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Vernon Harcourt	5,976	71.3	−7.4
	Conservative	Iltyd William Henry Gardner	2,401	28.7	+7.4
Majority			3,575	42.6	−14.8
Turnout			8,377	75.1	−5.1
Registered electors			11,150
	Liberal hold		Swing	-7.4

Result

Richards

1904 West Monmouthshire by-election^[5][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Lib-Lab	Thomas Richards	7,995	70.4	−0.9
	Independent	John Cockburn	3,360	29.6	N/A
Majority			4,635	40.8	−1.8
Turnout			11,355	75.1	±0.0
Registered electors			15,127
	Lib-Lab hold		Swing

• supported Tariff Reform

General election 1906: West Monmouthshire ^[6][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Lib-Lab	Thomas Richards	Unopposed
Registered electors
	Lib-Lab hold