The 1909 Taunton by-election was held on 23 February 1909. The by-election was held due to the ill health of the incumbent Conservative MP, Edward Boyle. It was won by the Conservative candidate William Peel,[1] previously the MP for Manchester South. Peel was the son of Arthur Peel, 1st Viscount Peel, a former Liberal MP and Speaker of the House of Commons, and the grandson of former Prime Minister Robert Peel.

Peel
Taunton by-election, 1909 [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Peel 1,976 64.6 +9.5
Labour Frank Smith 1,085 35.4 New
Majority 891 29.2 +19.0
Turnout 3,061 80.4 −12.8
Conservative hold Swing N/A

References

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1909_Taunton_by-election
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