1907 Aberdeen South by-election
20 February 1907
 
Candidate Esslemont McNeill Bramley
Party Liberal Conservative Ind. Labour Party
Popular vote 3,779 3,412 1,740
Percentage 42.3% 38.2% 19.5%
MP before election

James Bryce
Liberal

 Subsequent MP

George Esslemont
Liberal

The 1907 Aberdeen South by-election was held on 20 February 1907. The by-election was held due to the incumbent Liberal MP, James Bryce, being appointed British Ambassador to the United States. It was won by the Liberal candidate George Esslemont.[1]

Fred Bramley, who stood for the "Aberdeen Labour Representation Committee", was not officially endorsed by the Labour Party or the Scottish Workers' Representation Committee.[2]

Campaign

Esslemont, the Liberal candidate, supported extending the right to vote to women. Despite this, the Women's Social and Political Union set up a local campaign office to campaign against him. This put the WSPU in conflict with local women's suffrage campaigners who supported Esslemont.[3]

Aberdeen South by-election, 1907[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Esslemont 3,779 42.3 -32.1
Conservative Ronald McNeill 3,412 38.2 +12.6
Ind. Labour Party Fred Bramley 1,740 19.5 New
Majority 367 4.1 -44.7
Turnout 8,931 68.4 -1.8
Liberal hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "House of Commons". leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ↑ F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results, 1885-1918, p.xvi
  3. ↑ The Scottish Suffragettes and the Press by Sarah Pedersen
  4. ↑ The Times, 21 February 1907


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