1909 Edinburgh South by-election

The 1909 Edinburgh South by-election was held on 4 March 1909. The by-election was held due to the incumbent Liberal MP, Arthur Dewar, being appointed Solicitor General for Scotland. It was retained by Dewar.[1]

Edinburgh South by-election, 1909[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Arthur Dewar	8,186	54.0	9.8
	Conservative	Harold B Cox	6,965	46.0	9.8
Majority			1,221	8.0	19.6
Turnout			15,151	80.6	2.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	9.8

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
2. "South Edinburgh Election". Surrey Mirror. 5 March 1909. Retrieved 11 October 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.