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1907 Banffshire by-election

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Vacancy
Electoral history
Candidates
Campaign
Result
Aftermath
References

The Banffshire 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.

Vacancy

The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Liberal MP, Alexander William Black on 29 December 1906. He died from injuries received in the Elliot Junction rail accident,^[1] forcing a by-election early in 1907.^[2]

Electoral history

Black had been Liberal MP for the seat of Banffshire since the 1900 General Election. The seat had been Liberal since they gained it in 1837. They easily held the seat at the last election, with an increased majority;

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|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Alexander William Black
|votes = 4,101
|percentage = 68.3
|change = +15.5
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = James Augustus Grant
|votes = 1,901
|percentage = 31.7
|change = -15.5
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,200
|percentage = 36.6
|change = +31.0
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,002
|percentage =
|change =
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = +15.5
}}{{Election box end}}

Candidates

The local Liberal Association selected 31-year-old Walter Waring to defend the seat. Waring was the son of Charles Waring, former Liberal Member of Parliament for Poole. He was unsuccessful Liberal candidate in Wigtonshire in the 1906 general election.

The Conservatives chose 39-year-old William Whitelaw as their candidate. Whitelaw was elected at the 1892 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Perth, but lost his seat at the 1895 general election and was defeated when he stood again in 1900.^[3] He was a director of the Highland Railway (HR) since 1898,^[4] and Chairman of the HR since 1902.

Campaign

Polling Day was fixed for 16 February 1907.

Result

The Liberals held the seat with a slightly reduced majority;

{{Election box begin | title=Banffshire by-election, 1907^[5]}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Walter Waring
|votes = 3,901
|percentage = 67.3
|change = -1.0
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = William Whitelaw
|votes = 1,892
|percentage = 32.7
|change = +1.0
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,009
|percentage = 34.6
|change = -2.0
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 70.8
|change =
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = -1.0
}}{{Election box end}}

The Liberal vote share of 67.3%, though less than in 1906, was higher than any other Liberal vote share since before 1885.

Aftermath

Waring was re-elected at the following general election against a new Conservative opponent;

{{Election box begin | title=General Election Jan 1910: Banffshire}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Walter Waring
|votes = 4,066
|percentage = 66.4
|change =
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = James Crabb Watt
|votes = 2,053
|percentage = 33.6
|change =
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,013
|percentage = 32.8
|change =
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 74.8
|change =
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}

Whitelaw did not stand for parliament again.

References

1. ^{{cite news|title=Election Intelligence. Banffshire|date=31 December 1906|work=The Times|page=9|accessdate=|location=London}}
2. ^Whitaker's Almanack, 1907
3. ^¹{{cite book |last=Craig |first=F. W. S. |authorlink= F. W. S. Craig |title=British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 |origyear=1974 |edition= 2nd |year=1989 |publisher= Parliamentary Research Services |location=Chichester |isbn= 0-900178-27-2 |page=518}}
4. ^{{cite book |last=Hughes |first=Geoffrey |title=LNER |year=1987 |origyear=1986 |publisher=Guild Publishing/Book Club Associates |location=London |id=CN 1455 |page=14 |ref=harv }}
5. ^The Times, 19 Feb 1907

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