1909 Taunton by-election explained

Election Name:1909 Taunton by-election
Type:presidential
Country:United Kingdom
Previous Election:Taunton (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1900s
Previous Year:1906
Next Election:Taunton (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1910s
Next Year:Jan. 1910
Election Date:23 February 1909
Candidate1:Peel
Party1:Conservative Party (UK)
Popular Vote1:1,976
Percentage1:64.6%
Candidate2:Smith
Party2:Labour Party (UK)
Popular Vote2:1,085
Percentage2:35.4%
Map Size:250px
MP
Posttitle:Subsequent MP
Before Election:Sir Edward Boyle
Before Party:Conservative Party (UK)
After Election:William Peel
After Party:Conservative Party (UK)

The 1909 Taunton by-election was held on 23 February 1909. The by-election was held due to the ill health of the incumbent Conservative MP, Edward Boyle. It was won by the Conservative candidate William Peel, previously the MP for Manchester South. Peel was the son of Arthur Peel, 1st Viscount Peel, a former Liberal MP and Speaker of the House of Commons, and the grandson of former Prime Minister Robert Peel.