Alexander Boulton

Alexander Claude Forster Boulton (1862 – 12 March 1949) was a British Liberal Party politician whose career in the House of Commons lasted less than a year.

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	%	±%
	Liberal	Alexander Claude Forster Boulton	3,184	53.2	+15.6
	Conservative	Ailwyn Fellowes	2,803	46.8	−15.6
Majority			381	6.4
Turnout			5,987	88.7	+19.3
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	+15.6

He was defeated at the January 1910 general election;

General Election 1910 (January): Ramsey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Oliver Locker-Lampson	3,350	53.5	+6.7
	Liberal	Alexander Claude Forster Boulton	2,915	46.5	−6.7
Majority			435	7.0
Turnout			6,265	89.1	+0.4
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	+6.7

He was unsuccessful when he stood again in December 1910.

General Election 1910 (December): Ramsey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Oliver Locker-Lampson	3,072	51.0	−3.5
	Liberal	Alexander Claude Forster Boulton	2,954	49.0	+3.5
Majority			118	2.0
Turnout			6,026	85.7	−3.4
	Conservative 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

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Ailwyn Fellowes	Member of Parliament for Ramsey 1906 – January 1910	Succeeded by Oliver Locker-Lampson