1916 Wimbledon by-election

The Wimbledon by-election of 1916 was held on 19 April 1916. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Henry Chaplin, when he was raised to the peerage. It was won by the Conservative candidate Sir Stuart Coats.[1]

1916 Wimbledon by-election [2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Stuart Coats	8,970	55.6	N/A
	Independent	Kennedy Jones	7,159	44.4	N/A
Majority			1,811	11.2	N/A
Turnout			16,129	46.5	N/A
Registered electors			34,719
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

References

1. "Leigh Rayment - Commons". leighrayment.com.
2. Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.