Vickerman Henzell Rutherford

Dr. Vickerman Henzell Rutherford (6 December 1860 – 25 April 1934) was a British Liberal politician and doctor.

Education

He was educated at Royal High School, Edinburgh and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.

Career

He first stood for parliament at the 1900 General Election as Liberal Party candidate for Osgoldcross. He was then elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Brentford at the 1906 General Election. He was defeated at the January 1910 General election and did not contest the General Election in December 1910. He sought a return to parliament at the 1918 General Election when he stood as Liberal candidate at Bishop Auckland, without the support of the Coalition government 'coupon'. Coalition government endorsement was instead given to another Liberal candidate and as a result Rutherford finished third. He switched his support to the Labour Party and contested the 1920 by-election in Sunderland and finished second.

Electoral record

General Election 1900: Osgoldcross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Liberal	Sir John Austin	5,609	65.0	-1.8
	Liberal	Vickerman Henzell Rutherford	3,025	35.0	+1.8
Majority			2,584	30.0	-3.6
Turnout				58.8	-3.4
	Independent Liberal hold		Swing	-1.8

General Election 1906: Brentford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dr. Vickerman Henzell Rutherford	6,506	51.8	n/a
	Conservative	James Bigwood	6,053	48.2	n/a
Majority			453	3.6	n/a
Turnout				73.2	n/a
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	n/a

General Election 1918: Bishop Auckland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Benjamin Charles Spoor	10,060
	Coalition Liberal	Capt. Godfrey Russell Vick	7,417
	Liberal	Dr. Vickerman Henzell Rutherford	2,411
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Vickerman Henzell Rutherford

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by James Bigwood	Member of Parliament for Brentford 1906 – Jan 1910	Succeeded by Lord Alwyne Compton