1906 St George's, Hanover Square by-election

The St George's, Hanover Square by-election of 1906 was held on 15 June 1906. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Heneage Legge. It was won by the Liberal Unionist candidate Alfred Lyttelton,[1] who was elected unopposed.[2]

General election 1906: St George's, Hanover Square[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Unionist Alfred Lyttelton 4,264 66.1 −9.0
Liberal Manmath Chandra Mallik 2,191 33.9 +9.0
Majority 2,073 32.2 −18.0
Turnout 6,455 69.0 +16.8
Registered electors 9,359
Liberal Unionist hold Swing −9.0

St George Hanover Square in 1906
Alfred Lyttelton


References
  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. Page 40, British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, edited by F. W. S. Craig
  3. Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885–1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.


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