The 1904 Horsham by-election was held on 11 November 1904. This resulted in the election of the Conservative, Viscount Turnour who held the seat for the incumbent party.
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Electoral history
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Heywood Johnstone | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Result
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Viscount Turnour | 4,388 | 54.9 | N/A | |
Liberal | Lestocq Robert Erskine | 3,604 | 45.1 | New | |
Majority | 784 | 9.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,992 | 78.5 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 10,183 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Aftermath
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Viscount Turnour | 4,903 | 53.4 | −1.5 | |
Liberal | Lestocq Robert Erskine | 4,286 | 46.6 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 617 | 6.8 | −3.0 | ||
Turnout | 9,189 | 87.4 | +8.9 | ||
Registered electors | 10,508 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -1.5 |
References
edit- ^ a b c Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.