The 1900 Portsmouth by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 3 May 1900 for one of the two seats in the British House of Commons constituency of Portsmouth in Hampshire.
Vacancy The seat had become vacant when the Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) Walter Clough had decided to resign his seat due to a judgment against him in the Law Courts. This was formalised on 23 April 1900 by the technical device of accepting appointment as Steward of the Manor of Northstead, a notional "office of profit under The Crown". The writ for the by-election was moved in the Commons three days later, on 26 April.
Previous result
Candidates The Liberal Party selected Thomas Bramsdon, a 43-year-old solicitor and a native of Portsmouth. The Conservative Party selected 29-year-old James Majendie.
Result The result was a narrow victory for Bramsdon.
However, he held the seat only briefly; at the general election in October 1900, he lost his seat to Majendie.
See also Portsmouth constituency 1916 Portsmouth by-election Portsmouth List of United Kingdom by-elections United Kingdom by-election records
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