by-election A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, or a bypoll in India, is an election used to fill an office that has become vacant between general elections. A vacancy may arise as a result of an incumben ...

was held for the

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seat of

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on 18 May 1904. This was triggered after the result at the 1903 election, which had seen

Free Trade Free trade is a trade policy that does not restrict imports or exports. In government, free trade is predominantly advocated by political parties that hold Economic liberalism, economically liberal positions, while economic nationalist politica ...

candidate Robert Blackwood narrowly defeat

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MP John Chanter, was declared void due to allegations of electoral irregularities. and . At the by-election Chanter defeated Blackwood.

Results

References

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