1907 Bury St Edmunds by-election explained

Election Name:1907 Bury St Edmunds by-election
Type:presidential
Country:United Kingdom
Previous Election:Bury St Edmunds (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1900s
Previous Year:1906
Next Election:Bury St Edmunds (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1910s
Next Year:Jan. 1910
Election Date:24 August 1907
Candidate1:Guinness
Party1:Conservative Party (UK)
Popular Vote1:1,631
Percentage1:68.8%
Candidate2:Yates
Party2:Liberal Party (UK)
Popular Vote2:741
Percentage2:31.2%
Map Size:250px
MP
Posttitle:Subsequent MP
Before Election:Frederick Hervey
Before Party:Conservative Party (UK)
After Election:Walter Guinness
After Party:Conservative Party (UK)

The 1907 Bury St Edmunds by-election was held on 24 August 1907. The by-election was held due to the succession to the peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, Frederick Hervey who become the Fourth Marquess of Bristol. It was won by the Conservative candidate Walter Guinness.

Campaign

The by-election was a strong campaigning ground for the suffragette movement and the Women's Social and Political Union made it a target for propaganda sending high level members, including Gladice Keevil, Nellie Martel, Emmeline Pankhurst, Aeta Lamb, Rachel Barrett and Elsa Gye.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Crawford, Elizabeth . The Women's Suffrage Movement: A Reference Guide 1866-1928. 2003 . Routledge . 9781135434021 . 35.