1906 Westbury by-election

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The 1906 Westbury by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the House of Commons constituency of Westbury in Wiltshire on 26 February 1906.

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Vacancy

The by-election was caused by the resignation of the sitting Liberal MP, John Fuller. Fuller had been appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, one of the formal titles held by government Whips [1] and under the Parliamentary rules of the day had to resign and fight a by-election.

Candidates

Fuller had been MP for Westbury since the general election of 1900 and had held the seat with a majority of 1,476 votes or 16.4% of the poll at the 1906 election just a month earlier. In all the circumstances, the Conservatives declined to stand a candidate against him.

The result

There being no other candidates putting themselves forward Fuller was returned unopposed. [2] He held his seat until 1911 when he resigned to take up appointment as Governor of Victoria in Australia.

Westbury by-election, 1906
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Fuller Unopposed N/AN/A
Liberal hold

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References

  1. ↑ The Times, 6 September 1915 p5
  2. ↑ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results, 1885-1918; Macmillan Press, 1974 p417


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