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ran a front page headline reading "Winston
Churchill is OUT! OUT! OUT!" The Lancashire and Cheshire Women's Suffrage Society, who had supported Churchill during the by-election, were angered by the actions of the WSPU, stating that they were "actively assisting to return men to the House of Commons
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at that election) were blamed on Tariff reform policies. Many
Manchester Conservatives opposed Tariff reform, including Joynson-Hicks. His position helped to neutralise the issue in the by-election and promote local Conservative unity. However, Churchill still received endorsement from the Free
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from 1900–1906 (he was elected as a
Conservative, but crossed the floor to join the Liberals in 1904), Liberal Member of Parliament for Manchester North West since 1906. When the Liberals came to power he was
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Manchester had been a key battleground at the 1906 general election. It was known to favour Free trade and oppose the protectionist policies of
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since the 1906 general election when he gained it from the
Conservatives. He was obliged to submit to re-election after his appointment as
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Prior to
Churchill winning the seat in the 1906 General election, Manchester North West had been Conservative since its creation in 1885.
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Suffragettes harassed
Churchill, over his refusal to support legislation that would give women the vote. This opposition was led by the
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who are the sworn enemies of the people." and saying that the WSPU members were "Tories of the most pronounced type".
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369:. A number of Roman Catholic priests urged their congregation to vote Conservative after Joynson-Hicks attacked
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311:. In 1902, Irving had won election to Burnley Town Council. At the 1906 general election, Irving had contested
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to contest the seat. Burnley was one of the SDF's strongest branches due to the activities of their leader
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W. D. Rubinstein, "Recent Anglo-Jewish
Historiography and the Myth of Jix's Anti-Semitism, Part Two"
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as their candidate. This was his third election to parliament, having contested neighbouring
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Although
Churchill lost his seat he was soon back, on 9 May 1908, after winning the
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By-elections to the
Parliament of the United Kingdom in Manchester constituencies
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to defend his seat. His political career to date was Member of
Parliament for
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At the January 1910 general election, Irving stood for the SDF at
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hostility to Joynson-Hicks over his support for the controversial
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Ministerial by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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924:. Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 102.
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Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987
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The Scottish Suffragettes and the Press by Sarah Pedersen
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for undermining the autonomy of Roman Catholic Schools.
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Although there was no Labour Party candidate, the rival
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in 1900, losing by 26 votes. He was a London solicitor.
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from 1905–1908, and newly appointed to the Cabinet as
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The local Liberal Association re-selected 34-year-old
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975:British parliamentary election results 1885-1918
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899:) would later be senior Cabinet colleagues in
303:parachuted in a 54-year-old Branch Secretary,
225:held on 24 April 1908 for the constituency of
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279:Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies
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390:1908 Manchester North West by-election
288:The Conservatives retained 43-year-old
22:1908 Manchester North West by-election
1786:Electoral history of Winston Churchill
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235:House of Commons of the United Kingdom
219:1908 Manchester North West by-election
1051:28th Parliament of the United Kingdom
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944:Churchill on the Home Front 1900–1955
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252:had been Liberal MP for the seat of
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344:Women's Social and Political Union
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229:. The constituency returned one
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283:President of the Board of Trade
258:President of the Board of Trade
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580:General election January 1906
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960:. Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
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473:Social Democratic Federation
301:Social Democratic Federation
130:Social Democratic Federation
7:
1140:St George's, Hanover Square
893:Chancellor of the Exchequer
334:, who had lost his seat at
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223:Parliamentary by-election
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1313:North West Staffordshire
371:Liberal education policy
315:finishing a poor third.
1346:Kingston upon Hull West
735:1908 Dundee by-election
554:The following day, the
956:Marecco, Anne (1967).
920:Craig, F.W.S. (1987).
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16:By-election in England
1578:Sheffield Attercliffe
1446:Manchester North West
1207:North East Derbyshire
895:) and Joynson-Hicks (
812:William Joynson-Hicks
648:William Joynson-Hicks
573:
425:William Joynson-Hicks
384:
290:William Joynson-Hicks
254:Manchester North West
227:Manchester North West
100:William Joynson-Hicks
1404:West Carmarthenshire
348:Constance Markievicz
231:Member of Parliament
1776:1900s in Manchester
1501:Newcastle-upon-Tyne
1223:North Monmouthshire
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391:
239:first past the post
23:
1457:Wolverhampton East
1384:Mid Glamorganshire
1340:Liverpool Kirkdale
1168:Mid Glamorganshire
1086:East Aberdeenshire
958:The Rebel Countess
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578:
576:
389:
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328:Joseph Chamberlain
136:Popular vote
21:
1781:April 1908 events
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1583:Stratford-on-Avon
1562:East Denbighshire
1436:Sheffield Central
1162:East Denbighshire
882:
881:
739:Maccabean Society
726:
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616:Winston Churchill
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346:and suffragettes
270:Winston Churchill
250:Winston Churchill
237:, elected by the
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186:Winston Churchill
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1610:Dumfries Burghs
1546:Edinburgh South
1541:Glasgow Central
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1477:Stirling Burghs
1467:Montrose Burghs
1451:Kincardineshire
1431:West Derbyshire
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1324:Bury St Edmunds
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1058:29th Parliament
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563:Previous result
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1303:South Kilkenny
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1287:North Monaghan
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339:Trade League.
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1096:North Leitrim
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19:
1725:2010–present
1644:South Armagh
1445:
1308:East Wicklow
1298:Colne Valley
1244:North Tyrone
1184:Huddersfield
1179:North Armagh
1091:North Galway
1056:
1047:By-elections
1038:
995:
989:
980:
957:
951:
943:
940:Paul Addison
921:
915:
890:
883:
867:Conservative
862:
836:
807:Conservative
797:
792:
787:
780:
773:
732:
718:
709:Conservative
704:
692:
674:
658:
643:Conservative
632:
631:
626:
621:
614:
607:
566:
555:
553:
532:
530:Conservative
504:
488:
440:
435:
430:
423:
418:Conservative
416:
360:
356:Esther Roper
341:
325:
322:
298:
287:
267:
248:
233:(MP) to the
218:
216:
199:
195:
184:
177:
155:
139:
120:Conservative
49:
18:
1630:September:
1621:North Sligo
1535:Forfarshire
1499:September:
1394:Leeds South
1328:September:
1157:Cockermouth
1151:East Tyrone
1107:Basingstoke
891:Churchill (
782:George Kemp
201:George Kemp
152:Percentage
1750:Categories
1642:November:
1638:Bermondsey
1632:West Clare
1528:February:
1507:Chelmsford
1505:December:
1495:Haggerston
1379:St Austell
1372:February:
1344:November:
1218:Banffshire
1211:February:
1188:December:
1172:November:
1074:February:
907:References
755:Candidate
589:Candidate
478:Dan Irving
398:Candidate
361:There was
313:Accrington
305:Dan Irving
264:Candidates
110:Dan Irving
96:Candidate
1720:1979–2010
1715:1950–1979
1710:1931–1950
1705:1918–1931
1700:1900–1918
1695:1885–1900
1690:1868–1885
1685:1857–1868
1680:1847–1857
1675:1832–1847
1670:1818–1832
1665:1806–1818
1660:1801–1806
1636:October:
1615:High Peak
1600:Cleveland
1522:January:
1420:West Down
1389:Worcester
1363:Ashburton
1361:January:
1330:West Down
1271:Wimbledon
1205:January:
1166:October:
1112:Leicester
827:Majority
729:Aftermath
665:Majority
574:Churchill
495:Majority
55:Jan. 1910
1619:August:
1524:Tamworth
1493:August:
1441:Dewsbury
1415:Hastings
1319:Anglesey
1317:August:
1190:Mid Cork
1155:August:
1076:Westbury
886:Rochdale
319:Campaign
1560:April:
1556:Croydon
1539:March:
1530:Taunton
1472:Newport
1429:April:
1425:Peckham
1413:March:
1409:Bewdley
1282:Rutland
1277:Hornsey
1266:Stepney
1253:April:
1239:Halifax
1237:March:
1124:Dulwich
1116:April:
1100:March:
1055:»
1049:to the
1037:«
860:Liberal
848:11,077
844:Turnout
775:Liberal
702:Liberal
686:10,057
682:Turnout
609:Liberal
537:Liberal
516:10,681
512:Turnout
450:Liberal
245:Vacancy
205:Liberal
190:Liberal
125:Liberal
70:
1598:July:
1592:June:
1487:July:
1483:Pudsey
1481:June:
1462:Dundee
1293:Jarrow
1291:July:
1275:June:
1249:Hexham
1174:Galway
1146:Bodmin
1144:July:
1130:Eifion
1128:June:
1061:»
1043:«
816:5,147
788:5,930
758:Votes
752:Party
668:1,241
652:4,398
622:5,659
592:Votes
586:Party
459:4,988
431:5,417
401:Votes
395:Party
377:Result
363:Jewish
354:, and
274:Oldham
221:was a
160:46.7%
144:4,988
116:Party
1571:May:
1455:May:
1264:May:
1233:Brigg
1213:Perth
1122:May:
876:+5.5
872:Swing
865:from
822:−4.2
819:46.5
798:+6.8
793:53.5
714:Swing
707:from
689:88.0
671:12.4
655:43.8
627:56.2
546:+8.2
542:Swing
535:from
522:+1.7
519:89.7
465:−9.5
462:46.7
441:+6.9
436:50.7
163:2.6%
156:50.7%
140:5,417
1573:Cork
1516:1909
1368:Ross
1355:1908
1199:1907
1068:1906
863:gain
833:7.0
830:783
705:gain
533:gain
501:4.0
498:429
485:2.6
482:276
217:The
147:276
45:1906
1118:Eye
837:N/A
719:N/A
693:N/A
675:N/A
659:N/A
633:New
505:N/A
489:New
1752::
966:^
942:,
930:^
765:±%
761:%
599:±%
595:%
408:±%
404:%
358:.
350:,
285:.
179:MP
1029:e
1022:t
1015:v
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