| 释义 |
- Summary of general election performance
- Elections results 1885 general election 1892 general election By-elections, 1892-1895 1895 general election By-elections, 1895-1900 1900 general election By-elections, 1900-1906 1906 general election By-elections, 1900-1906 January 1910 general election December 1910 general election By-elections, 1910-1918 1918 general election
- References
This article lists the Social Democratic Federation's election results in UK parliamentary elections. It also includes the results of its successor, the British Socialist Party. Summary of general election performance | Year | Number of Candidates | Total votes | Average voters per candidate | Percentage of vote | Saved deposits | Change (%) | Number of MPs |
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| 1885 | 3 | 657 | 219 | 0.0 | 0 | N/A | 0 |
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| 1886 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 |
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| 1892 | 2 | 659 | 330 | 0.0 | 0 | N/A | 0 |
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| 1895 | 4 | 3,730 | 933 | 0.1 | 0 | +0.1 | 0 |
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| 1900 | 2 | 6,997 | 3,499 | 0.2 | 2 | +0.1 | 0 |
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| 1906 | 8 | 18,446 | 2,310 | 0.4 | 4 | +0.2 | 0 |
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| Jan 1910 | 9 | 13,479 | 1,498 | 0.2 | 3 | -0.2 | 0 |
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| Dec 1910 | 2 | 5,733 | 2,867 | 0.1 | 2 | -0.1 | 0 |
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| 1918 | 16 | 71,762 | 4,485 | 0.7 | 13 | +0.6 | 0 |
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Elections results1885 general election| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | | Hampstead | Jack|Williams|Jack Williams (socialist activist)}} | 27 | 0.6 | 3 | | Kennington | John|Fielding|nolink=1}} | 32 | 0.5 | 3 | | Nottingham West | John|Burns}} | 598 | 5.4 | 3 |
1892 general election| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | | Bethnal Green North East | Hugh Robert|Taylor|nolink=1}} | 106 | 2.0 | 3 | | Salford South | William Knight|Hall|nolink=1}} | 553 | 7.5 |
By-elections, 1892-1895| By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | | Walworth by-election, 1895 | George|Lansbury}} | 347 | 6.8 | 3 |
1895 general election| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | | Burnley | H. M.|Hyndman}} | 1,498 | 12.4 | 3 | | Northampton | Frederick George|Jones|nolink=1}} | 1,216 | 6.7 | 5 | | Salford South | Henry William|Hobart}} | 813 | 10.8 | 3 | | Walworth | George|Lansbury}} | 203 | 3.8 | 3 |
By-elections, 1895-1900| By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | | Southampton by-election, 1896 | C. A.|Gibson|nolink=1}} | 274 | 2.4 | | Reading by-election, 1898 | Harry|Quelch}} | 270 | 3.1 |
1900 general election| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | | Bow and Bromley | George|Lansbury}} | 2,558 | 36.7 | 2 | | West Ham South | Will|Thorne}} | 4,439 | 44.2 | 2 |
For the 1900 general election, the Social Democratic Federation stood candidates as part of the Labour Representation Committee. By-elections, 1900-1906| By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | | Dewsbury by-election, 1902 | Harry|Quelch}} | 1,597 | 13.6 | 3 |
1906 general election| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | | Aberdeen North | Tom|Kennedy|Tom Kennedy (Kirkcaldy MP)}} | 1,935 | 25.1 | 2 | | Accrington | Dan|Irving}} | 4,852 | 38.3 | 2 | | Bradford East | Edward|Hartley}} | 3,090 | 22.8 | 3 | | Burnley | H. M.|Hyndman}} | 4,932 | 32.5 | 3 | | Camborne | Jack|Jones|Jack Jones (Silvertown MP)}} | 109 | 1.5 | 3 | | Northampton | James|Gribble}} | 2,366 | 10.9 | 6 | | Northampton | Jack|Williams|Jack Williams (socialist activist)}} | 2,544 | 11.7 | 5 | | Southampton | Harry|Quelch}} | 2,146 | 8.0 | 5 |
By-elections, 1900-1906| By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | | Manchester North West by-election, 1908 | Dan|Irving}} | 276 | 2.6 | 3 | | Haggerston by-election, 1908 | Herbert|Burrows}} | 986 | 17.7 | 3 | | Newcastle-upon-Tyne by-election, 1908 | Edward|Hartley}} | 2,971 | 10.4 | 3 |
January 1910 general election| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | | Aberdeen North | Tom|Kennedy|Tom Kennedy (Kirkcaldy MP)}} | 1,344 | 16.9 | 3 | | Bradford East | Edward|Hartley}} | 1,740 | 12.0 | 3 | | Burnley | H. M.|Hyndman}} | 4,948 | 30.2 | 3 | | Carlisle | Arthur Charles|Bannington}} | 777 | 11.3 | 3 | | Haggerston | Herbert|Burrows}} | 701 | 11.1 | 3 | | Northampton | James|Gribble}} | 1,792 | 7.7 | 5 | | Northampton | Harry|Quelch}} | 1,617 | 7.0 | 6 | | Rochdale | Dan|Irving}} | 1,755 | 12.6 | 3 | | Sheffield Brightside | Charles|Lapworth|Charles Lapworth (journalist)}} | 510 | 4.7 | 3 |
December 1910 general election| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | | Burnley | H. M.|Hyndman}} | 3,810 | 23.8 | 3 | | Rochdale | Dan|Irving}} | 1,901 | 14.5 | 3 |
By-elections, 1910-1918| By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | | Leicester by-election, 1913 | Edward|Hartley}} | 2,580 | 11.4 | 3 | | Reading by-election, 1913 | Joseph George|Butler}} | 1,063 | 10.4 | 3 | | Poplar by-election, 1914 | Jack|Jones|Jack Jones (Silvertown MP)}} | 893 | 11.6 | 3 |
The Social Democratic Party merged into the British Socialist Party in 1911. Hartley was endorsed by the Labour Party. 1918 general election| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | | Bradford South | William|Hirst}} | 8,291 | 30.9 | 2 | | Edmonton | Frank|Broad}} | 3,575 | 25.7 | 2 | | Glasgow Gorbals | John|Maclean|John Maclean (Scottish socialist)}} | 7,436 | 34.3 | 2 | | Glasgow Tradeston | James D.|MacDougall|James Dunlop MacDougall}} | 3,751 | 19.4 | 2 | | Great Yarmouth | William|McConnell|nolink=1}} | 1,845 | 12.8 | 3 | | Greenock | Fred|Shaw|Fred Shaw (socialist activist)}} | 2,542 | 11.2 | 3 | | Grimsby | Charles E.|Franklin|nolink=1}} | 9,015 | 33.7 | 2 | | Hastings | Joseph George|Butler}} | 3,556 | 24.1 | 2 | | Islington North | John|Arnall|nolink=1}} | 4,000 | 19.3 | 2 | | Motherwell | Walton|Newbold}} | 4,135 | 23.2 | 3 | | Portsmouth Central | Hugh|Hinshelwood|nolink=1}} | 4,004 | 19.1 | 3 | | Salford South | James|Gorman|James Gorman (politician)}} | 3,807 | 19.0 | 2 | | Sheffield Central | Robert George|Murray|nolink=1}} | 643 | 4.0 | 3 | | Sheffield Park | Alf|Barton}} | 3,167 | 20.4 | 2 | | Southampton | Tommy|Lewis}} | 7,828 | 10.6 | 4 | | Walthamstow West | Valentine|McEntee}} | 4,167 | 29.3 | 2 |
All candidates other than Arnall, Hirst and Murray stood for the Labour Party. Hirst stood for the Co-operative Party. ReferencesMartin Crick, The History of the Social Democratic Federation, pp.330-332 3 : British Socialist Party|Social Democratic Federation|Election results by party in the United Kingdom |