1909 Croydon by-election












Croydon by-election, 1909







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Robert Hermon-Hodge.jpg

1909 John Raphael.jpg

Frank Smith 1908.JPG
Candidate

Robert Hermon-Hodge

John Raphael

Smith
Party

Conservative

Liberal

Labour
Popular vote
11,989
8,041
886
Percentage
57.4
38.4
4.2








MP before election

H. O. Arnold-Forster
Liberal Unionist



Subsequent MP

Robert Hermon-Hodge
Conservative




The Croydon by-election of 1909 was held on 29 March 1909. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Liberal Unionist MP, H. O. Arnold-Forster. It was won by the Conservative candidate Robert Hermon-Hodge.[1]
























































Croydon by-election, 1909[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Robert Hermon-Hodge
11,989
57.4



Liberal

John Raphael
8,041
38.4



Labour

Frank Smith
886
4.2

Majority
3,948
19.0


Turnout

79.0



Conservative hold

Swing




References





  1. ^ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm


  2. ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)












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