1909 Taunton by-election

1909 Taunton by-election

23 February 1909

Candidate Peel Smith Party Conservative Labour Popular vote 1,976 1,085 Percentage 64.6% 35.4%

MP before election Sir Edward Boyle Conservative Subsequent MP William Peel Conservative

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,[1] 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.

Peel

Taunton by-election, 1909 [2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Peel	1,976	64.6	+9.5
	Labour	Frank Smith	1,085	35.4	New
Majority			891	29.2	+19.0
Turnout			3,061	80.4	−12.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
2. British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)