1904 Horsham by-election

The 1904 Horsham by-election was held on 11 November 1904. This resulted in the election of the Conservative, Viscount Turnour who held the seat for the incumbent party.

Electoral history

General election 1900: Horsham^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Heywood Johnstone	Unopposed
	Conservative hold

Result

Horsham by-election, 1904^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Viscount Turnour	4,388	54.9	*N/A*
	Liberal	Lestocq Robert Erskine	3,604	45.1	New
Majority			784	9.8	N/A
Turnout			7,992	78.5	N/A
Registered electors			10,183
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Aftermath

General election 1906: Horsham^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Viscount Turnour	4,903	53.4	−1.5
	Liberal	Lestocq Robert Erskine	4,286	46.6	+1.5
Majority			617	6.8	−3.0
Turnout			9,189	87.4	+8.9
Registered electors			10,508
	Conservative hold		Swing	-1.5

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.

[craig1885-1] Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.

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