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UK Parliamentary by-election
The 1909 Forfarshire by-election was held on 27 February 1909. The by-election was held due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Liberal MP, John Sinclair who became Baron Pentland. It was won by the Liberal candidate James Falconer.[1]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | James Falconer | 6,422 | 61.8 | -5.7 | |
Conservative | Robert Leslie Blackburn | 3,970 | 38.2 | +5.7 | |
Majority | 2,452 | 23.6 | -11.4 | ||
Turnout | 10,392 | 81.3 | +1.6 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | -5.7 |
References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- ^ The Times, 2 March 1909 p8
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