1912_Taunton_by-election

1912 Taunton by-election

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The 1912 Taunton by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Taunton in Somerset on 11 November 1912. Taunton returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Peel	1,806	53.4	-1.9
	Liberal	John Edward Schunk	1,573	46.6	+1.9
Majority			233	6.8	-3.8
Turnout			3,379	88.6	-1.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	-1.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Gilbert Wills	1,882	54.1	+0.7
	Liberal	John Edward Schunk	1,597	45.9	-0.7
Majority			285	8.2	+1.4
Turnout			3,479	88.7	+0.1
	Unionist hold		Swing	+0.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Gilbert Wills
	Liberal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	*Dennis Boles	12,619	72.4	+19.0
	Labour	George Woods	4,816	27.6	New
Majority			7,803	44.8	+38.0
Turnout			17,435	60.4	-28.2
	Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

1912 Taunton by-election