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St George — UK General Election Results

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St George was won by Liberal at the Dec 1910 general election, with a majority of 379 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in St George from 1885 to Dec 1910.

Full Election History, 1885–Dec 1910

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Charles Thomson Ritchie (Conservative) 1,744 59.6% David Lionel Salomons (Liberal) 564 (19.3 pts) 67.7%
1886 Charles Thomson Ritchie (Conservative) 1,561 59.2% Richard Eve (Liberal) 485 (18.4 pts) 61.1%
1892 John Williams Benn (Liberal) 1,661 56.8% Charles Thomson Ritchie (Conservative) 398 (13.6 pts) 77.9%
1895 Harry Hananel Marks (Conservative) 1,581 50.2% John Williams Benn (Liberal) 11 (0.4 pts) 82.4%
1900 Thomas Robert Dewar (Conservative) 1,437 55.7% Betram Stuart Straus (Liberal) 296 (11.5 pts) 73.3%
1906 William Wedgwood Benn (Liberal) 1,685 61.3% Hallifax Wells (Conservative) 621 (22.6 pts) 84.7%
Jan 1910 William Wedgwood Benn (Liberal) 1,568 58.0% Percy Coleman Simmons (Conservative) 434 (16.1 pts) 86.2%
Dec 1910 William Wedgwood Benn (Liberal) 1,401 57.8% Douglas Clifton Brown (Conservative) 379 (15.6 pts) 77.3%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Thomson Ritchie Conservative 1,74459.6% Yes
David Lionel Salomons Liberal 1,18040.4% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Thomson Ritchie Conservative 1,56159.2% Yes
Richard Eve Liberal 1,07640.8% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Williams Benn Liberal 1,66156.8% Yes
Charles Thomson Ritchie Conservative 1,26343.2% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Hananel Marks Conservative 1,58150.2% Yes
John Williams Benn Liberal 1,57049.8% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Robert Dewar Conservative 1,43755.7% Yes
Betram Stuart Straus Liberal 1,14144.3% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Wedgwood Benn Liberal 1,68561.3% Yes
Hallifax Wells Conservative 1,06438.7% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Wedgwood Benn Liberal 1,56858.0% Yes
Percy Coleman Simmons Conservative 1,13442.0% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Wedgwood Benn Liberal 1,40157.8% Yes
Douglas Clifton Brown Conservative 1,02242.2% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1885: Conservative margin 19.3 pts 1886: Conservative margin 18.4 pts 1892: Liberal margin 13.6 pts 1895: Conservative margin 0.4 pts 1900: Conservative margin 11.5 pts 1906: Liberal margin 22.6 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 16.1 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 15.6 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910

Trend

St George has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won St George in the Dec 1910 general election?

Liberal won St George in Dec 1910 with 1,401 votes (57.8%), a majority of 379 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won St George since 1885?

Since 1885, St George has been won by: Conservative, Liberal.

What was the closest result in St George?

The closest result on record for St George was 1895, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 11 votes (0.4 percentage points).

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