Ross by-election, 1918
The Ross by-election of 1918 was held on 4 May 1918. The by-election was held due to the incumbent Conservative MP, Percy Clive, being killed in action in the First World War. It was won by the Conservative candidate Charles Pulley.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Charles Thornton Pulley | 3,260 | 64.6 | ||
National Farmers Union of Scotland | *T. Percy Preece | 1,784 | 35.4 | n/a | |
Majority | 1,476 | 29.2 | |||
Turnout | 44.2 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | -1.4 | |||
References
- ↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
- ↑ F. W. S. Craig, British parliamentary election results 1885-1918
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