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72:
79:
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455:
The
Liberal majority was increased from 38 votes to 193, despite the disgrace attaching to the election petition. The unseated Barker had also helped Evans in the campaign, so it was difficult to discern any political advantage accruing to the Conservative Party as a result of the court case. One
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287:
from 1888 to 1892 and 1896–1900. He was 60 years old and had made his career in banking before entering
Parliament. He also had substantial interests in the insurance and transport industries.
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468:
and the
Liberals gained heart from the decline of the government over the coming years. At the 1906 general election, the Liberals gained a national landslide. Evans held the seat until
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The
Conservatives first hoped that Cornwallis might be persuaded to stand again, but he did not wish to put his name forward and they chose instead Sir
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251:(MP) for Maidstone from 1885 to 1895 and then again from 1898 to 1900. The judges held that there was evidence of
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was void. This decision was made by Mr
Justice Kennedy and Mr Justice Channel sitting at the sessions house in
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The Times, 12 February 1901, p. 12; 13 February 1901 p. 12; & 14 February 1901, pp. 9 & 12
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The by-election was caused by the declaration that the result of the contest in
Maidstone at the
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local historian has described the result of the
Maidstone by-election as a harbinger of change.
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roots against the national trend, the
Liberals gained three other Kent seats, one fell to a
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434:
349:
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303:
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386:
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By-elections to the
Parliament of the United Kingdom in Kent constituencies
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The
Conservative Party became increasingly divided over the issue of
236:
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200:
78:
223:
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thanks to the pact it had concluded with the Liberals in 1903.
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The result was a win for Evans, returning him to Parliament.
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candidate who had won the seat from Cornwallis by 38 votes.
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On 15 February, the Liberals selected as their candidate
239:on hearing an election petition from the defeated
476:. Although Maidstone reverted to its traditional
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270:
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644:27th Parliament of the United Kingdom
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543:The Times, 16 February 1901, p. 12
14:
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255:of electors by agents acting for
522:The Times, 16 February 1901 p12
283:. Evans had been Liberal MP for
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25:
504:The Times, 5 October 1900, p. 9
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590:Kent in the twentieth century
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302:and a barrister, having been
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579:The Times, 2 March 1901 p12
570:, page 170 (194 in web page)
564:The Constitutional Year Book
459:
322:Maidstone by-election, 1901
7:
568:Conservative Central Office
10:
1484:
484:candidate and one fell to
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193:1901 Maidstone by-election
19:1901 Maidstone by-election
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1213:
1134:Dublin St Stephen's Green
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911:
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660:
433:
401:
338:
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62:
35:
23:
1348:Lists of UK by-elections
472:when he was defeated by
233:general election of 1900
203:on 1 March 1901 for the
1183:North East Lanarkshire
1028:Warwick and Leamington
898:Liverpool East Toxteth
772:North East Lanarkshire
276:
228:
566:, 1904, published by
274:
226:
1463:Borough of Maidstone
925:Liverpool West Derby
298:, the former MP for
249:Member of Parliament
175:Viscount Castlereagh
903:Orkney and Shetland
871:East Worcestershire
806:Sheffield Ecclesall
588:Nigel Yeats (ed.),
323:
20:
1200:West Monmouthshire
321:
277:
245:Fiennes Cornwallis
229:
116:Popular vote
18:
1435:
1434:
1243:Liverpool Everton
1002:St Andrews Burghs
941:Dublin University
754:Stratford-on-Avon
733:Monmouth Boroughs
453:
452:
304:called to the bar
281:Sir Francis Evans
189:
188:
185:
184:
141:
140:
58:
57:
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1427:Hereditary peers
1422:Northern Ireland
1113:Birmingham South
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474:Lord Castlereagh
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207:constituency of
205:House of Commons
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29:
28:
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17:
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1458:1901 in England
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1209:
1069:
962:North Fermanagh
936:East Perthshire
907:
782:
708:
694:West Derbyshire
656:
651:28th Parliament
647:
638:
633:26th Parliament
629:
627:
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578:
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494:
462:
316:
269:
257:Sir John Barker
221:
177:
172:
162:
160:Sir John Barker
157:
155:before election
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11:
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1194:Isle of Thanet
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1103:City of London
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845:
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827:South Monaghan
823:
821:North Kilkenny
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748:Saffron Walden
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723:
716:
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704:North Monaghan
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1468:1900s in Kent
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1281:North Donegal
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1238:North Kildare
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1021:
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1016:
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1013:North Leitrim
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991:
987:
985:
984:South Kildare
982:
980:
976:
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876:Belfast South
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471:
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466:tariff reform
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357:Francis Evans
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308:Middle Temple
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170:Subsequent MP
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40:←
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34:
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16:
1417:2010–present
1319:Barkston Ash
1308:Elgin Burghs
1292:Kingswinford
1232:North Dorset
1033:Westhoughton
1023:Belfast West
931:South Antrim
838:West Donegal
726:
649:
640:By-elections
631:
589:
584:
575:
559:
548:
539:
531:
527:
518:
509:
500:
463:
454:
437:
382:Conservative
372:
367:
362:
355:
348:
317:
289:
278:
241:Conservative
230:
192:
190:
179:Conservative
173:
169:
158:
151:
132:
119:
110:Conservative
47:1 March 1901
46:
15:
1306:September:
1222:Stalybridge
1129:East Dorset
1043:Londonderry
1018:South Meath
1000:September:
996:Argyllshire
855:Leeds North
770:September:
532:Who was Who
285:Southampton
243:candidate,
227:John Barker
197:by-election
129:Percentage
1442:Categories
1336:New Forest
1334:December:
1328:November:
1271:Chichester
1236:February:
1198:November:
1151:Harborough
1146:West Cavan
1124:Rossendale
1101:February:
1097:Ayr Burghs
1053:December:
1047:November:
929:February:
891:November:
816:South Down
804:February:
776:November:
719:February:
689:Woodbridge
684:Wellington
667:December:
534:, OUP 2009
492:References
330:Candidate
275:Cornwallis
267:Candidates
86:Candidate
1412:1979–2010
1407:1950–1979
1402:1931–1950
1397:1918–1931
1392:1900–1918
1387:1885–1900
1382:1868–1885
1377:1857–1868
1372:1847–1857
1367:1832–1847
1362:1818–1832
1357:1806–1818
1352:1801–1806
1330:Normanton
1324:Hampstead
1317:October:
1297:West Down
1254:Buteshire
1220:January:
1192:October:
1188:Cork City
1156:Devonport
1119:Normanton
1108:St Albans
1092:Gateshead
1082:Ashburton
1080:January:
1011:October:
1007:Rochester
920:Newmarket
918:January:
893:Cleveland
887:Devonport
885:October:
881:Sevenoaks
861:Clitheroe
832:Wakefield
811:East Down
795:Hampstead
793:January:
760:Wokingham
727:Maidstone
721:Stretford
699:Blackpool
679:Guildford
460:Aftermath
402:Majority
310:in 1869.
237:Maidstone
209:Maidstone
1302:Carlisle
1260:Brighton
1227:Mile End
1176:August:
1172:Oswestry
1167:Chertsey
1060:Lewisham
994:August:
973:Camborne
967:Chertsey
952:Woolwich
866:Tiverton
859:August:
843:Woolwich
800:Dewsbury
764:August:
743:Oswestry
738:Mid Cork
247:who was
199:held in
1258:April:
1249:Appleby
1247:March:
1205:Horsham
1178:Reading
1162:Sowerby
1138:April:
1117:March:
1087:Norwich
1055:Dulwich
1049:Chorley
1038:Fareham
979:Preston
971:April:
945:March:
836:April:
825:March:
766:Andover
725:March:
674:Preston
648:»
642:to the
630:«
482:Lib-Lab
435:Liberal
417:Turnout
350:Liberal
306:at the
261:Liberal
253:bribery
219:Vacancy
201:England
164:Liberal
105:Liberal
95:Milvain
67:
1290:July:
1266:Whitby
1264:June:
1160:July:
1144:June:
1065:Ludlow
988:July:
947:Galway
853:July:
778:Galway
758:July:
752:June:
654:»
636:«
486:Labour
421:4,557
391:2,182
363:2,375
333:Votes
327:Party
314:Result
300:Durham
259:, the
195:was a
137:47.9%
124:2,182
101:Party
977:May:
847:May:
731:May:
669:Dover
447:+1.7
443:Swing
427:+2.0
424:88.1
411:+3.4
397:−1.7
394:47.9
373:+1.7
368:52.1
133:52.1%
120:2,375
90:Evans
1276:Cork
1214:1905
1074:1904
912:1903
849:Bury
787:1902
713:1901
661:1900
478:Tory
470:1906
438:hold
408:4.2
405:193
213:Kent
191:The
52:1906
42:1900
957:Rye
211:in
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340:±%
336:%
296:KC
294:,
215:.
153:MP
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