1909 Edinburgh South by-election
The 1909 Edinburgh South by-election was held on 4 March 1909. The by-election was held due to the incumbent Liberal MP, Arthur Dewar, being appointed Solicitor General for Scotland. It was retained by Dewar.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Arthur Dewar | 8,186 | 54.0 |  9.8
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| Conservative | Harold B Cox | 6,965 | 46.0 |  9.8
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| Majority | 1,221 | 8.0 | 19.6
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| Turnout | 15,151 | 80.6 | 2.8
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| Liberal hold | Swing | 9.8
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References[edit]
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- ^ "South Edinburgh Election". Surrey Mirror. 5 March 1909. Retrieved 11 October 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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