Basingstoke by-election, 1906

The Basingstoke by-election of 1906 was held on 12 March 1906. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Arthur Frederick Jeffreys. It was won by the Conservative candidate Arthur Clavell Salter KC.[1]

Basingstoke by-election, 1906[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Arthur Clavell Salter 4,852 49.0 -1.6
Liberal Harry Calvert Williams Verney 4,593 46.3 -3.1
Independent Liberal J.E. Polden 467 4.7 n/a
Majority 259 2.7 +1.5
Turnout 82.3 +3.2
Conservative hold Swing +0.7

References

  1. "House of Commons". leighrayment.com. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
  2. British parliamentary election results 1885-1918
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