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1903 Newmarket by-election

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Vacancy
Electoral history
The candidates and campaign
Polling and result
Aftermath
See also
References

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|election_name=1903 Newmarket by-election
|type=presidential
|country=United Kingdom
|previous_election=Newmarket (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1900s
|previous_year=1900
|next_election=Newmarket (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1900s
|next_year=1906
|election_date=2 January 1903
|candidate1=Rose
|image1=
|party1=Liberal Party (UK)
|popular_vote1=4,414
|percentage1=53.0
|candidate2=Brassey
|image2=
|party2=Conservative Party (UK)
|popular_vote2=3,907
|percentage2=47.0
|map_image=File:Newmarket1885.png
|map_size=250px
|title=MP
|posttitle=Subsequent MP
|before_election=Harry McCalmont
|before_party=Conservative Party (UK)
|after_election=Charles Day Rose
|after_party=Liberal Party (UK)
}}

The Newmarket by-election, 1903 was a parliamentary by-election held on 2 January 1903 to fill a vacancy in the United Kingdom House of Commons for the Eastern or Newmarket Division of Cambridgeshire.

Vacancy

The vacancy occurred with the sudden death of the sitting Conservative member of parliament, Colonel Harry McCalmont on 8 December 1902.^[1] McCalmont had been MP for Newmarket since 1895.

Electoral history

At the previous election, in 1900, he had been returned with a majority of 1,077 votes.

{{Election box begin |
|title=General Election 1900: Newmarket^[2]
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Harry McCalmont
|votes = 4,295
|percentage = 57.2
|change = +5.1
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Charles Rose
|votes = 3,218
|percentage = 42.8
|change = −5.1
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,077
|percentage = 14.4
|change =
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,513
|percentage = 79.3
|change = −3.6
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +5.1
}}{{Election box end}}

The candidates and campaign

Nominations for the election were made on 26 December 1902. There were two candidates: Leonard Brassey for the Conservatives, and Charles Rose for the Liberals. Rose had also contested the seat in 1900. Both candidates were involved in the horse racing industry, the major employer in and around the town of Newmarket.

An important factor in the election was the religious beliefs of the candidates. The Church Association, an evangelical Protestant organisation, interrogated both of the men. Rose stated that he strenuously supported Protestant principles and opposed any legislation that would undermine the ascendency of Protestantism. This satisfied the Association, and was probably responsible for a large number of Evangelical Christian voters switching allegiance from the Conservatives to the Liberals.

^[3]

Polling and result

The election took place on Friday 2 January 1903. The poll was heavy and motor cars were widely used to bring voters to the polls.^[4]

The result of the election was announced on Saturday 3 January at Cambridge Shire Hall. Rose won the seat for the Liberals by a majority of 507 votes.^[5]

{{Election box begin |title=Newmarket by-election, 1903}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Charles Rose
|votes = 4,414
|percentage = 53.0
|change = +9.8
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Leonard Brassey
|votes = 3,907
|percentage = 47.0
|change = -9.8
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 507
|percentage = 6.0
|change =
}}{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}

Aftermath

Rose held the seat at the ensuing election in 1906.

{{Election box begin |
|title=General Election 1906: Newmarket^[2]
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Charles Rose
|votes = 4,666
|percentage = 54.6
|change = +1.6
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = George Henry Verrall
|votes = 3,883
|percentage = 45.4
|change = −1.6
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 783
|percentage = 9.2
|change =
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 8,549
|percentage = 86.1
|change = −0.1
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = +1.6
}}{{Election box end}}

Brassey subsequently became MP for North Northamptonshire in 1910.

References

1. ^{{cite news |title=Obituary: Colonel Harry McCalmont C.B. M.P. |work=The Times |page=10 |date=9 December 1902 }}
2. ^¹F. W. S. Craig (1989), British Parliamentary Election Results, 1885-1918. Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 228
3. ^{{cite news |title=Election Intelligence: Cambridgeshire (Newmarket Division) |work=The Times |page=8 |date=18 December 1902}}
4. ^{{cite news |title=Election Intelligence: Cambridgeshire (Newmarket Division) |work=The Times |page=9 |date=3 January 1903}}
5. ^{{cite news |title=Election Intelligence: Cambridgeshire (Newmarket Division) |work=The Times |page=9 |date=5 January 1903}}

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