The 1916 Winchester by-election was held on 19 October 1916. The by-election was held due to the incumbent Conservative MP, Guy Baring, being killed in action in the Battle of the Somme. It was won by the Conservative candidate Douglas Carnegie.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Douglas Carnegie | 1,218 | 72.0 | +11.5 | |
Independent | Henry Charles Woods | 473 | 28.0 | New | |
Majority | 745 | 44.0 | +23.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,691 | 52.0 | −36.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
- "Leigh Rayment - Commons". leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
- Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
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