1907_Aberdeen_South_by-election

1907 Aberdeen South by-election

1907 Aberdeen South by-election

British parliamentary by-election

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]

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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]

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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]

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References

  1. [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. [2]
    F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results, 1885-1918, p.xvi
  3. [3]
    The Scottish Suffragettes and the Press by Sarah Pedersen
  4. [4]
    The Times, 21 February 1907


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