1906 Eye by-election

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]

1906 Eye by-election
6 April 1906
 
Candidate Pearson Graham
Party Liberal Conservative
Popular vote 4,568 4,371
Percentage 51.1 48.9
MP before election

Francis Stevenson
Liberal

 Subsequent MP

Harold Pearson
Liberal

Stevenson

Result
Eye by-election, 1906 [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harold Pearson 4,568 51.1 n/a
Conservative James Graham 4,371 48.9 n/a
Majority 197 2.2 n/a
Turnout 8,939 87.9 n/a
Liberal hold Swing n/a

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


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