February_1906_City_of_London_by-election

February 1906 City of London by-election
Constituency of City of London
Turnout	63.19% ( 5.5%)
	A map of parliamentary constituencies within the County of London at the time of the by-election, with City of London highlighted in red.
MP before election; Alban Gibbs; Conservative	Subsequent MP ; Arthur Balfour; Conservative

February 1906 City of London by-election

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The February 1906 City of London by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 27 February 1906 for the British House of Commons constituency of City of London, which covered the "Square Mile" which was the United Kingdom's traditional financial district.

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The seat had become vacant on the resignation of Alban Gibbs, one of the constituency's two Conservative Members of Parliament (MPs). Gibbs had resigned in order to provide a safe seat for Arthur Balfour. He would go on to succeed his father, Hucks Gibbs, as Baron Aldenham the following year.

Balfour had been out of Parliament following his defeat at Manchester East in the 1906 general election. He had been Prime Minister between 1902 and 1905 and at the time was Leader of the Conservative Party, with Joseph Chamberlain filling in as Leader of the Opposition while Balfour was out of Parliament.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Arthur Balfour	15,474	78.92	+78.92
	Free Trader	Thomas Gibson Bowles	4,134	21.08	+21.08
Majority			11,340	57.84	N/A
Turnout			31,030	63.19	-5.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Clarke	16,019	38.13	*N/A*
	Conservative	Alban Gibbs	15,619	37.17	*N/A*
	Liberal	Felix Schuster	5,313	12.65	New
	Liberal	Joseph West Ridgeway	5,064	12.05	New
Majority			10,306	24.5	N/A
Turnout			31,030	68.7	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

February 1906 City of London by-election