1909 Forfarshire by-election

The Forfarshire by-election of 1909 was held on 27 February 1909. The by-election was held due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Liberal MP, John Sinclair who became Baron Pentland. It was won by the Liberal candidate James Falconer.[1]

James Falconer

Forfarshire by-election, 1909 [2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Falconer	6,422	61.8
	Conservative	Robert Leslie Blackburn	3,970	38.2
Majority			2,452	23.6
Turnout			10,392
	Liberal hold		Swing

References

1. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
2. The Times, 2 March 1909 p8