| 词条 | 1905 Finsbury East by-election |
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|election_name=1905 Finsbury East by-election |type=presidential |country=United Kingdom |previous_election=Finsbury East (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1900s |previous_year=1900 |next_election=Finsbury East (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1900s |next_year=1906 |election_date=29 June 1905 |candidate1=Baker |image1= |party1=Liberal Party (UK) |popular_vote1=2,320 |percentage1=59.9 |candidate2=Cohen |image2= |party2=Conservative Party (UK) |popular_vote2=1,552 |percentage2=40.1 |map_image=FinsburyEast1885.png |map_size=250px |title=MP |posttitle=Subsequent MP |before_election=Richards |before_party=Conservative Party (UK) |after_election=Baker |after_party=Liberal Party (UK) }} The Finsbury East by-election was a Parliamentary by-election. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system. VacancyThe vacancy came about due to the death of the sitting member, Henry Charles Richards on 1 June 1905. Richards died in a London nursing home of heart disease, aged 54. He had been Conservative MP for the seat of Finsbury East since the 1895 General Election. Electoral historyThe seat had been Conservative since Richards gained it in 1895 from the Liberals. He easily held the seat at the last election, with an increased vote share: {{Election box begin|title=General Election 1900: Finsbury East[1]}}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Conservative Party (UK) |candidate=Henry Charles Richards |votes=2,174 |percentage=54.3 |change=+1.1 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Liberal Party (UK) |candidate=Joseph Allen Baker |votes=1,827 |percentage=45.7 |change=-1.1 }}{{Election box majority| |votes=347 |percentage=8.6 |change=+2.2 }}{{Election box turnout| |votes= |percentage=70.5 |change=-2.3 }}{{Election box hold with party link| |winner=Conservative Party (UK) |swing=+1.1 }}{{Election box end}} CandidatesThe Conservatives selected Nathaniel Cohen as their candidate to defend the seat. He had contested the 1900 General Election as Conservative candidate for Penryn and Falmouth.[1] The local Liberal Association re-selected 53-year-old Allen Baker to challenge for the seat. He was a Canadian born engineer, specialising in machinery for the confectionery and bakery industries. He was a Quaker. Baker followed his father’s professional footsteps and entered the family engineering business. In 1879 they set up business in Finsbury. As Quakers, the Baker family tried to run a model business taking a paternal interest in the welfare of their workforce and introducing schemes such as shorter working days, encouraging employees to participate in health and insurance plans and fostering a relaxed approach on the shop floor, perhaps to the detriment of profits.[2] Baker and Sons also had connections to the motor car industry and in around 1902, the company held an agency for the American car manufacturers Stevens-Duryea. Baker had represented East Finsbury on the London County Council (LCC) as a Progressive since 1895. During his time on the LCC he acted as Chairman of the Highways Committee.[3] CampaignPolling Day was fixed for 29 June 1905, 28 days after the death of the previous member. The Liberal campaign was launched with a visit from leading Liberal MP John Burns to speak on Allen Baker's platform.[4] The two candidates throughout the campaign were on the most cordial of terms. However, they differed on the key issue of trade. Cohen supported Chamberlain's Imperial Preference campaign for Tariff Reform. Allen Baker's Canadian background helped him to counter this policy in support of Free trade. At the previous General Election, Allen Baker had opposed the Boer War and that stance now seemed to be of help to his campaign.[5] On the eve of poll, David Lloyd George who spoke at Allen Baker's final meeting wound up the Radicals to a frenzy of excitement with one of the greatest of his election speeches.[6] ResultPolling Day was wet,[7] which usually told against the Liberal Party, but they gained the seat and recorded a massive 14.2% swing: {{Election box begin||title=Finsbury East by-election, 1905[1] }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Liberal Party (UK) |candidate=Joseph Allen Baker |votes=2,320 |percentage=59.9 |change=+14.2 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Conservative Party (UK) |candidate=Nathaniel Louis Cohen |votes=1,552 |percentage=40.1 |change=-14.2 }}{{Election box majority| |votes=768 |percentage=19.8 |change=28.4 }}{{Election box turnout| |votes= |percentage=73.0 |change=+2.5 }}{{Election box gain with party link| |winner=Liberal Party (UK) |loser=Conservative Party (UK) |swing=+14.2 }}{{Election box end}} AftermathAt the 1906 General Election, Baker and the Liberals held the seat with a slightly reduced majority: {{Election box begin|title=General Election January 1906: Finsbury East[1]}}{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Liberal Party (UK) |candidate=Joseph Allen Baker |votes=2,461 |percentage=58.1 |change=-1.8 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Conservative Party (UK) |candidate=Alfred Cholmeley Earle Welby |votes=1,772 |percentage=41.9 |change=+1.8 }}{{Election box majority| |votes=689 |percentage=16.2 |change=3.6 }}{{Election box turnout| |votes= |percentage=79.5 |change=+6.5 }}{{Election box hold with party link| |winner=Liberal Party (UK) |swing=-1.8 }}{{Election box end}} Cohen did not stand for parliament again, however he served on the London County Council representing the City of London from 1907-1911. References1. ^1 2 3 British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig {{By-elections to the 27th UK Parliament}}2. ^http://www.bphs.net/GroupFacilities/J/JosephBakerAndSons/index.htm#13 3. ^Who was Who, OUP 2007 4. ^J. Allen Baker, Member of Parliament: A Memoir 5. ^J. Allen Baker, Member of Parliament: A Memoir 6. ^J. Allen Baker, Member of Parliament: A Memoir 7. ^J. Allen Baker, Member of Parliament: A Memoir 4 : 1905 in London|1905 elections in the United Kingdom|By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in London constituencies|Elections in the London Borough of Islington |
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