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1912 Hythe by-election

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The 1912 Hythe by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 11 June 1912.[1] The constituency returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

Electoral history

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Sassoon was returned unopposed at the previous election. The previous election to that was contested and the result was as follows;

General election January 1910: Hythe[2] Electorate 6,541
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Sassoon 3,746 65.7 +7.7
Liberal W Clarke Hall 1,954 34.3 −7.7
Majority 1,792 31.4 +15.4
Turnout 5,700 87.1 +1.3
Conservative hold Swing +7.7

Candidates

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Edward Sassoon

S Moorhouse

Result

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Sassoon held his seat, however compared with the January 1910 election result, his Unionist majority dropped slightly;

1912 Hythe by-election[3] Electorate 6,964
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Philip Sassoon 3,722 65.0 −0.7
Liberal S Moorhouse 2,004 35.0 +0.7
Majority 1,718 30.0 −1.4
Turnout 5,726 82.2 −4.9
Unionist hold Swing -0.7

Aftermath

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A General Election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the autumn of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election;

Due to the outbreak of war, the election didn't take place until 1918;

General election 14 December 1918: Hythe[4] Electorate 19,896
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist *Philip Sassoon 8,809 72.0 N/A
Labour Robert William Forsyth 3,427 28.0 New
Majority 5,382 44.0 N/A
Turnout 12,236 61.6 N/A
Unionist hold Swing N/A
  • Sassoon was the endorsed candidate of the Coalition Government.

References

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  1. ^ Craig, F.W.S. (1987). Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987. Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 107.
  2. ^ British parliamentary election results 1885-1918, F.W.S. Craig
  3. ^ British parliamentary election results 1885-1918, F.W.S. Craig
  4. ^ British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, F.W.S. Craig