1907, wimbledon, election, held, 1907, election, held, resignation, incumbent, conservative, eric, hambro, expanded, business, interests, conservative, candidate, henry, chaplin, defeated, independent, liberal, candidate, bertrand, russell, russell, campaigned. 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 1907 Wimbledon by election 1906 14 May 1907 Jan 1910 Candidate Chaplin Russell Party Conservative Independent Liberal Popular vote 10 263 3 299 Percentage 75 7 24 3 MP before election Eric Hambro Conservative Subsequent MP Henry Chaplin Conservative Wimbledon by election 1907 5 Party Candidate Votes 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 AReferences edit No 28017 The London Gazette 30 April 1907 p 2915 Leigh Rayment Commons leighrayment com Archived from the original on 7 June 2008 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link No 28022 The London Gazette 17 May 1907 p 3436 Suffragettes in Trousers How did men support votes for women The National Archives Craig FWS ed 1974 British Parliamentary Election Results 1885 1918 London Macmillan Press ISBN 9781349022984 nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a by election to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in London is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1907 Wimbledon by election amp oldid 1181756286, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
