1908, montrose, burghs, election, held, 1908, election, held, elevation, peerage, incumbent, liberal, john, morley, liberal, candidate, robert, harcourt, 1906, 1908, 1910, candidate, harcourt, burgess, constable, party, liberal, labour, party, conservative, po. The 1908 Montrose Burghs by election was held on 12 May 1908 The by election was held due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Liberal MP John Morley It was won by the Liberal candidate Robert Harcourt 1 1908 Montrose Burghs by election 1906 12 May 1908 Jan 1910 Candidate Harcourt Burgess Constable Party Liberal Ind Labour Party Conservative Popular vote 3 083 1 937 1 576 Percentage 46 7 29 4 23 9 MP before election John Morley Liberal Subsequent MP Robert Harcourt Liberal Montrose Burghs by election 1908 2 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Robert Harcourt 3 083 46 7 23 0 Ind Labour Party Joseph Burgess 1 937 29 4 New Conservative Andrew Constable 1 576 23 9 6 4 Majority 1 146 17 3 22 1 Turnout 6 596 80 4 4 7 Liberal hold Swing 8 3References edit Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Debrett s House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1889 nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a by election to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Scotland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1908 Montrose Burghs by election amp oldid 1178216349, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
