Lewisham by-election, 1903
- Lewisham by-election, 1903
The Lewisham by-election, 1903 was a by-election held on 15 December 1903 for the British House of Commons constituency of Lewisham.
The by-election was triggered by the death of the serving Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP), John Penn.
The Unionist candidate was Major Edward Coates. The Liberal Party candidate was J. W. Cleland.
As with the Dulwich by-election held on the same day, the main issue was tariff reform and Joseph Chamberlain's proposals for Imperial Preference. A factor which made the result of the by election difficult to predict was that the seat had not been contested since 1892 and in that time the population had doubled in size. The additional residents, according to the Times, were mainly "City men, with comparatively small incomes". ["The Times" 3 December 1903] .
In the event, the result was a comfortable win for the Unionist candidate.
Votes
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Major Edward Coates
votes = 7,709
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = J. W. Cleland
votes = 5,697
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 2,012
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 12,406
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =
References
* "The Times", 16 December 1903
*Rayment
See also
* List of United Kingdom by-elections
* Lewisham constituency
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