ANOTHER VICTORY.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3003, 28 September 1908, Page 5

ANOTHER VICTORY.

UNIONISTS WIN NEWCASTLE SEAT. LONDON, September 25. Polling for the election of a member for the Newcastle seat in the House of Commons, rendered vacant by the death of Mr Thomas Cairns, resulted in a victory for the Unionist candidate, Mr Renwick. The polling was as follows: — iMr Renwick, Unionist 13,863 Mr Shortt, Radical 11,720 . Mr Hartley, Socialist 2,971

The Newcastle by-election was necessitated by the death of Mr T. Cairns, Liberal member, who took the junior seat by 18,423 votes, the senior member, Mr W. Hudson, a Labour candidate, polling 18,839. The Conservative candidate, Mr G. ■ Renwick, was at the bottom of the I poll with 11,223 votes. _ I The following record of by-elections since the general election shows how steadily the tide has been flowing in favour of the Unionist party and against the Liberal Government (the increases and decreases shown are in the majorities at by-elections, as compared with those at the General Election): — 1906. . February 27 -City of , London, Unionist increase, 1,034. March 12—Basingstoke, Unionist increase, 139 March 30—Leicester, Liberal decrease, 3,681. May 15—Dulwich, Unionist increase, 922. July 24—Bodmin, Liberal decrease, 79. August 3 —Cockermouth. (Seat gained.) November 28—Huddersfield, Liberal decrease, 993. ' 1907. January 31 —North-East Derbyshire, Liberal decrease, 1,040. February 18—Banffshire, Liberal decrease, 191.. February 20—South Aberdeen, Liberal decrease,'4,o77. February 27—Brigg. (Seatgained). March 29—Hexham, Liberal decrease, 928. May 11—Stepney, Unionist increase, 312. May 16 Wimbledon, Unionist increase, 4,852. June 13 —Rutland, Unionist increase, 348. July 6-'J arrow, Labour returned ftr Liberal. July 207-Colne Valley, Socialist returned ror Liberal. August 2--N.VV. Staffordshire, Libujr and Liberal increase, 239. August 26 Bury St. Edmunds, Unionist increase, 456, August 28—Kirkdale, Unionist increase, 78. November 30—West Hull, Liberal decrease, 2,006. 1908. January 17—Mid Devon. (Seat gained). February 2—Ross (Hertfordshire). (Seat gained). February 6—St. Austell (Cornwall). Liberal returned unopposed. February 9—Worcester, Unionist ! increase, 480. j February 14—South Leeds, LiberaJ decrease, 92G. j March I—Bewdleyl—Bewdley division of Worcestershire, Unionist elected unopposed. March s—Hasting?, Unionist increase, 177. March 22—West Down, Unionist increase, 349. March 25—Peckham, Liberal majority of 2,339 converted into Unionist, and tariff reform majority of 494, : , April 24—Dewsbury, increase in Unionist votes, 1,119; decrease in Liberal votes, 1,170. April 25—North-west Manchester, increase in Unionist votes, 1,019; decrease in Liberal votes, 651; Liberal Minister loses seat. May 6 —East Wolverhampton, increase in Unionist votes, 1,761; decrease ii« Liberal votes, 1,09,6; Lib eral majority reduced from 2,865 to May 11 -Dundee, Mr Churchill returned with reduced -majority. Percentage of votes: Liberal, in 1906 52, in 1908 43; Unionist, in 1906 24, in 190827. May 13—Montrose Burghs, Unionist decrease 346, Liberal decrease 1,333 (Labour candidate in field.) Liberal returned. May 15—Newport (Shropshire), Unionists retain the seat by a Isrger majority (increase 785). Unionist total vote increases by 480, while Mr F. Neilson (Liberal) polls 305 fewer votes than he did in 1906. May 2—Stirling Burghs, Liberal retain late Prime Minister's seat at general election) by majority of 1,361. June 20—Pudsey division of West Riding of Yorkshire (by-elet:tion).Mr Oddy (Unionist) won by 311 votes. At General Election the Liberal candidate had a majority of 3,5C2 votes of the Unionist candidate.

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