1898 South Norfolk by-election

The South Norfolk by-election, 1898 was a by-election held on 12 May 1898 for the British House of Commons constituency of South Norfolk.

The election was triggered by the resignation on grounds of ill-health of the sitting Liberal Unionist Party former Liberal Member of Parliament (MP), Francis Taylor.

The result of the election was a clear win for Arthur Wellesley Soames the Liberal candidate over his Unionist opponent. Soames was a Liberal in the Radical tradition and he was described as a Radical during the election.

Result

Soames

South Norfolk by-election, 1898[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Arthur Wellesley Soames	4,625
	Conservative	Sancroft Holmes	3,295
Majority			1,330

References

1. The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 150 (174 in web page)

The Times, 14 May 1898