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Brixton Brixton is a district in south London, part of the London Borough of Lambeth, England. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. Brixton experienced a rapid rise in population during the 19th ce ...

by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 20 March 1900. The constituency returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the

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, elected by the first past the post voting system. The seat had become vacant following the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP,

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on the advice of his doctors. Hubbard vacated his Parliamentary seat by being appointed

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on 14 March 1900. Hubbard had been Member of Parliament for the constituency since the 1896 Brixton by-election.

Candidates

The Conservative candidate was Sir Robert Mowbray, Bt. Mowbray had been Member of Parliament for

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from

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. Mowbray had been a member of the

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in 1896. He also served as Prime Warden of the Goldsmiths' Company in 1898–99. The Liberal Party decided not to contest the election, citing the nearness of the upcoming general election.

Result

The date for nominations was set for Tuesday 20 March and polling day for Friday 23 March. As only one candidate was nominated, there was no poll.

Aftermath

William Kidson, the Conservative Party election agent, died on Saturday 24 August of pneumonia. He was a Freemason.

References

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