The 1906 Dulwich by-election was a

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held on 15 May 1906 for the British House of Commons constituency of

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in South London. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the serving

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(MP), Dr Frederick Rutherfoord Harris, who was moving back to South Africa where he had previously lived for many years. The Unionist candidate was Bonar Law, former

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who had lost his seat in the Liberal landslide in the February general election. The

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candidate was

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, who had also contested the February election.

Result

The Conservative majority increased by over 900 votes, which the ''Times'' attributed not only to Bonar Law's candidature but also to the unpopularity of the Government's Education Bill, suggesting that the Catholic vote, estimated at 700, had gone mostly to the Conservatives as a result.

References

* ''

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'', 16 May 1906 * {{By-elections to the 28th UK Parliament Dulwich,1906 Dulwich by-election Dulwich by-election Dulwich,1906 By-election, 1906

Result

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