Vickerman Henzell Rutherford (6 December 1860 – 25 April 1934) was a British Liberal politician and medical doctor.

Education

He was educated at

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and

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Career

He first stood for parliament at the 1900 General Election as Liberal Party candidate for Osgoldcross. He was then elected Member of Parliament (MP) for

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at the 1906 General Election. He was defeated at the January 1910 General election and did not contest the General Election in December 1910. He sought a return to parliament at the 1918 General Election when he stood as Liberal candidate at

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, without the support of the Coalition government 'coupon'. Coalition government endorsement was instead given to another Liberal candidate and as a result Rutherford finished third. He switched his support to the Labour Party and contested the 1920 by-election in

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and finished second.''British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918'', compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1974)

Electoral record

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* 1860 births 1934 deaths UK MPs 1906–1910 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Labour Party (UK) parliamentary candidates {{England-Liberal-UK-MP-stub