Alexander Boulton

Template:Short description Template:Use British English Alexander Claude Forster Boulton (1862 – 12 March 1949) was a British Liberal Party politician whose career in the House of Commons lasted barely four years.

He was elected at the 1906 general election as Member of Parliament for the Ramsey division of Huntingdonshire, a constituency which had been held by Conservatives since its creation in 1885.

General election 1906: Ramsey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Alexander Claude Forster Boulton	3,184	53.2
		Ailwyn Fellowes	2,803	46.8
Majority			381	6.4
Turnout			5,987	88.7
	gain from		Swing	+15.6

He was defeated at the January 1910 general election;

General election 1910 (January): Ramsey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Oliver Locker-Lampson	3,350	53.5
		Alexander Claude Forster Boulton	2,915	46.5
Majority			435	7.0
Turnout			6,265	89.1
	gain from		Swing	+6.7

He was unsuccessful when he stood again in December 1910.

General election 1910 (December): Ramsey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Oliver Locker-Lampson	3,072	51.0
		Alexander Claude Forster Boulton	2,954	49.0
Majority			118	2.0
Turnout			6,026	85.7
	hold		Swing	−3.5

Boulton did not stand again until the 1923 general election, when he fought the Conservative-held New Forest and Christchurch division of Hampshire. The seat had not been contested in either 1918 or 1922, and in a straight contest with the sitting Conservative MP, Boulton won 46% of the votes. Boulton stood again at the 1924 general election, when a Labour candidate also contested the seat. The Conservative vote increased, and Boulton's second-placed vote was less than half the Tory total. He did not stand for Parliament again.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Alexander Boulton

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