Claim: Joseph Allen Baker,  a Canadian-born British engineer, ran under the Liberal Party during the 1906 General Election and gathered 2,461 votes which was 58.1% of the turnout.
Evidence: Joseph Allen Baker (10 April 1852 – 3 July 1918) was a Canadian-born British engineer, specialising in machinery for the confectionery and bakery industries and later in transportation systems, who was also a Liberal Party politician in London. Joseph Allen Baker Liberal General election 1906: Finsbury, East 2,461 58.1