1909 Croydon by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election

1909 Croydon by-election

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Candidate  | Hermon-Hodge | Raphael | Smith
Party  | Conservative | Liberal | Labour
Popular vote  | 11,989 | 8,041  | 886
Percentage  | 57.4% | 38.4%  | 4.2%

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| MP before election

H. O. Arnold-Forster
Liberal Unionist

| Subsequent MP

Robert Hermon-Hodge
Conservative

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The 1909 Croydon by-election was held on 29 March 1909. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Liberal Unionist MP, H. O. Arnold-Forster. It was won by the Conservative candidate Robert Hermon-Hodge.[1]

Croydon by-election, 1909[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Robert Hermon-Hodge | 11,989  | 57.4  |
| Liberal | John Raphael | 8,041  | 38.4  |
| Labour | Frank Smith | 886  | 4.2  |
Majority  | 3,948  | 19.0  |
Turnout | 20,896  | 79.0  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

## References[edit]

1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
2. ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)

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