1909 Taunton by-election

The 1909 Taunton by-election was held on 23 February 1909. The by-election was held due to the ill health of the incumbent Conservative MP, Edward Boyle. It was won by the Conservative candidate William Peel,[1] previously the MP for Manchester South. Peel was the son of Arthur Peel, 1st Viscount Peel, a former Liberal MP and Speaker of the House of Commons, and the grandson of former Prime Minister Robert Peel.

Peel
Taunton by-election, 1909 [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Peel 1,976 64.6 +9.5
Labour Frank Smith 1,085 35.4 New
Majority 891 29.2 +19.0
Turnout 3,061 80.4 -12.8
Conservative hold Swing N/A

1909 Taunton by-election
23 February 1909
 
Candidate Peel Smith
Party Conservative Labour
Popular vote 1,976 1,085
Percentage 64.6% 35.4%
MP before election

Sir Edward Boyle
Conservative

 Subsequent MP

William Peel
Conservative

References
  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)


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