Isle of Thanet by-election, 1904

Isle of Thanet by-election, 1904
7 October 1904

 
Candidate Harry Marks Joseph King
Party Conservative Liberal
Popular vote 4,048 3,666
Percentage 52.5 47.5
MP before election

James Lowther
Conservative

 Subsequent MP

Harry Marks
Conservative

General Election 1900: Isle of Thanet [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative James Lowther unopposed n/a n/a
Conservative hold Swing n/a

Candidates

In anticipation of a forthcoming general election, the local Liberal association, about 6 months earlier, had selected 44 year old Joseph King as their candidate. He lived in Surrey, where he had previously been elected to the county council.[2]

Campaign

The usually Conservative supporting newspaper The Times, took a position in opposition to the Conservative candidate.[3]

Isle of Thanet by-election, 1904 [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Harry Marks 4,048 52.5 n/a
Liberal Joseph King 3,666 47.5 n/a
Majority 382 5.0 n/a
Turnout 71.3 n/a
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1906: Isle of Thanet [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Harry Marks 5,154 51.3
Liberal Joseph King 3,961 39.5
Ind. Conservative Frederick E McCormick Goodhart 925 9.2 n/a
Majority 1,193 11.8
Turnout 84.4 +13.1
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918, FWS Craig
  2. ↑ Black and White October 1, 1904
  3. ↑ Black and White October 1, 1904
  4. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918, FWS Craig
  5. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918, FWS Craig
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