The 1907 Rutlandshire by-election was held on 11 June 1907. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, George Henry Finch. He had held the seat since 1867 and was Father of the House. The by-election was won by the Conservative candidate John Gretton who held the seat until 1918 when the constituency was abolished.
The Women's Social and Political Union suffragettes campaigned against the government. At an open-air meeting in Uppingham, Mary Gawthorpe and Christabel Pankhurst were pelted and Gawthorpe fell unconscious; Sylvia Pankhurst wrote that the "incident and her plucky spirit, made her the heroine of the Election".
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Gretton | 2,213 | 61.9 | +5.2 | |
| Liberal | W. F. H. Lyon | 1,362 | 38.1 | −5.2 | |
| Majority | 851 | 23.8 | +10.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,575 | 87.6 | −1.7 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- Pankhurst, Sylvia E. The Suffragette: The History of Women's Militant Suffrage. p. 22.
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