Election Name: | 1908 Montrose Burghs by-election |
Type: | presidential |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Previous Election: | Montrose Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1900s |
Previous Year: | 1906 |
Next Election: | Montrose Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1910s |
Next Year: | Jan. 1910 |
Election Date: | 12 May 1908 |
Candidate1: | Harcourt |
Party1: | Liberal Party (UK) |
Popular Vote1: | 3,083 |
Percentage1: | 46.7% |
Candidate2: | Burgess |
Party2: | Independent Labour Party |
Popular Vote2: | 1,937 |
Percentage2: | 29.4% |
Candidate3: | Constable |
Party3: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Popular Vote3: | 1,576 |
Percentage3: | 23.9% |
Map Size: | 250px |
MP | |
Posttitle: | Subsequent MP |
Before Election: | John Morley |
Before Party: | Liberal Party (UK) |
After Election: | Robert Harcourt |
After Party: | Liberal Party (UK) |
The 1908 Montrose Burghs by-election was held on 12 May 1908. The by-election was held due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Liberal MP, John Morley. It was won by the Liberal candidate Robert Harcourt.