1916 Winchester by-election

The Winchester by-election of 1916 was held on 19 October 1916. The by-election was held due to the incumbent Conservative MP, Guy Baring, being killed in action in the Battle of the Somme. It was won by the Conservative candidate Douglas Carnegie.[1]

1916 Winchester by-election[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Douglas Carnegie	1,218	72.0	+11.5
	Independent	Henry Charles Woods	473	28.0	New
Majority			745	44.0	+23.0
Turnout			1,691	52.0	-35.3
	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.
3. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916