Английская Википедия:1909 Dumfries Burghs by-election

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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English The Dumfries Burghs by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 20 July 1909.[1] The constituency returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

Vacancy

John Gulland had been Liberal MP for the seat of Dumfries Burghs since the 1906 general election. On 5 July 1909, he was appointed as a Junior Lord of the Treasury, which meant, in accordance with the times, that he was required to resign his seat and seek re-election to parliament.

Electoral history

The seat had been Liberal since the party was created. They easily held the seat at the last election, with an increased majority;

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John Gulland

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Candidates

The local Liberal Association re-selected 45-year-old John Gulland to defend the seat. The Conservatives chose Bryce Duncan as their candidate.

Campaign

Polling Day was fixed for 20 July 1909.

Result

The Liberals held the seat with a reduced majority; Шаблон:Election box begin Шаблон:Election box winning candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box majority Шаблон:Election box turnout Шаблон:Election box hold with party link Шаблон:Election box end

Aftermath

Gulland retained the seat at the following general election; Шаблон:Election box begin Шаблон:Election box winning candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box majority Шаблон:Election box turnout Шаблон:Election box hold with party link Шаблон:Election box end

References

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Шаблон:By-elections to the 28th UK Parliament Шаблон:Westminster by-elections in Scotland 1900–1949