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1908 Stirling Burghs by-election

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The Stirling Burghs by-election was a Parliamentary by-election. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system. The by-election was caused by the death of the former Liberal Prime Minister, Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman Contents 1 Vacancy 2 Electoral history 3 Candidates 4 Campaign 5 Result 6 Aftermath 7 References Vacancy Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman Sir Henry had been a Liberal MP for the seat of Stirling Burghs since the 1868 General Election. Following a series of heart attacks, he resigned as Prime Minister on 3 April 1908. He died on 22 April 1908 at the age of 72. Electoral history The seat was safe for the Liberals. Sir Henry had not been opposed at the last election. The last contested election was the election before when his majority had been halved; General Election January 1900 [1] Electorate Party Candidate Votes % ±...

Grébault-Mesnil

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Stirling Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)

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For the current constituency, see Stirling (UK Parliament constituency). Stirling Burghs Former District of burghs constituency for the House of Commons Major settlements Stirling, Dunfermline, Inverkeithing, Queensferry, Culross 1708–1918 Number of members One Replaced by Stirling & Falkirk Burghs Dunfermline Burghs and others Created from Culross Dunfermline Inverkeithing Queensferry Stirling Stirling Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 to 1918. The constituency comprised the burghs of Stirling in Stirlingshire, Dunfermline, and Inverkeithing in Fife, Queensferry, in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), and Culross, which was an exclave of Perthshire, transferring to Fife in 1889. By 1832, the burgh of Queensferry had become the burgh of South Queensferry. In 1918, Stirling became part of Stirling and Falkirk Burghs and Dunfermline became part of Dunfermline Burghs, ...