1905 Brighton by-election

The 1905 Brighton by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 5 April 1905. The constituency returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

1905 Brighton by-election
5 April 1905
 
Candidate Villiers Loder
Party Liberal Conservative
Popular vote 8,209 7,392
Percentage 52.6% 47.4%
MP before election

Loder
Conservative

 Subsequent MP

Villiers
Liberal

It was one of only eight ministerial by-elections in the UK not to be retained by the incumbent.

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