The 1907 Liverpool Kirkdale by-election was a by-election held in England on 27 September 1907 for the British House of Commons constituency of Liverpool Kirkdale, a division of the city of Liverpool.
Vacancy
editThe seat had become vacant when the sitting Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), David MacIver had died on 1 September 1907, aged 67.[1] He had held the seat since being elected unopposed at a by-election in 1898,[2][3] having previously been MP for Birkenhead from 1874 to 1885.[4]
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General election, January 1906[3] Electorate: 10,596 Turnout: 6,284 (65.2%) +8.4 | Conservative hold Majority: 592 (8.6%) −34.2 | David MacIver | Conservative | 3,749 | 54.3 | −17.1 | ||
| James Conley | Labour Repr. Cmte. | 3,157 | 45.7 | New | ||||
Candidates
editThe Liberal Unionist candidate was 63-year-old Charles McArthur, who had been the MP for Liverpool Exchange from 1897 until his defeat at the 1906 general election.
The Labour Party candidate was 42-year-old John Hill, a Scottish trade unionist who unsuccessfully contested Glasgow Govan at the 1906 general election.
Result
editOn a slightly increased turnout, the result was a victory for McArthur, who slightly increased his majority of that won by McIver in 1906.
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By-election, September 1907[3] death of MacIver Electorate: 10,529 Turnout: 7,330 (69.6%) +4.4 | Conservative hold Majority: 670 (9.2%) +0.6 Swing: 0.3% from Lab to Con | Charles MacArthur | Conservative | 4,000 | 54.6 | +0.3 | ||
| John Hill | Labour | 3,330 | 45.4 | −0.3 | ||||
Aftermath
editMcArthur held the seat at the January 1910 general election, but died in office later that year, triggering another by-election.
Hill did not stand for Parliament again, but became general secretary of the United Society of Boilermakers and Iron and Steel Shipbuilders in 1909, and served as President of the Trades Union Congress in 1917.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Death of a Member of Parliament". The Times. 2 September 1907. p. 7. Retrieved 30 August 2012.(subscription required)
- ^ "Election Intelligence. Liverpool (Kirkdale Division)". The Times. 28 September 1907. p. 6. Retrieved 30 August 2012.(subscription required)
- ^ a b c Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1989]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 142. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons, and the Judicial Bench. London: Dean & Son. 1901. p. 97. Retrieved 30 August 2012.