The 1907 Belfast North by-election was held on 17 April 1907. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Irish Unionist MP, Daniel Dixon. It was won by the Irish Unionist candidate George Clark.[1] North Belfast had previously been a marginal seat with the Labour candidate, William Walker, coming within 500 votes of winning on the two previous occasions. In order to win over Protestant votes, Walker made clear that he was opposed to Home Rule
1907, belfast, north, election, held, april, 1907, election, held, death, incumbent, irish, unionist, daniel, dixon, irish, unionist, candidate, george, clark, north, belfast, previously, been, marginal, seat, with, labour, candidate, william, walker, coming, . The 1907 Belfast North by election was held on 17 April 1907 The by election was held due to the death of the incumbent Irish Unionist MP Daniel Dixon It was won by the Irish Unionist candidate George Clark 1 North Belfast had previously been a marginal seat with the Labour candidate William Walker coming within 500 votes of winning on the two previous occasions In order to win over Protestant votes Walker made clear that he was opposed to Home Rule1907 Belfast North by election 1906 17 April 1907 Jan 1910 Candidate Clark WalkerParty Irish Unionist LabourPopular vote 6 021 4 194Percentage 58 9 41 1MP before electionSir Daniel DixonIrish Unionist Subsequent MP Robert ThompsonIrish Unionist 1907 Belfast North by election 2 Party Candidate Votes Irish Unionist George Smith Clark 6 021 58 9 7 4Labour William Walker 4 194 41 1 7 4Majority 1 827 17 8 14 7Turnout 10 215 84 7 1 1Registered electors 12 065Irish Unionist hold Swing 7 4External links EditA Vision Of Britain Through TimeReferences Edit Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Walker B M ed 1978 Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland 1801 1922 Dublin Royal Irish Academy ISBN 0901714127 This by elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Ireland related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1907 Belfast North by election amp oldid 1081827583, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
