1910 Swansea District by-election

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The 1910 Swansea District by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the UK House of Commons constituency of Swansea District in Glamorgan in South Wales on 28 February 1910.

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Vacancy

The by-election was caused by the appointment of the sitting Liberal MP, Sir David Brynmor Jones, KC to be Recorder of Merthyr Tydfil. [1] Under the Parliamentary rules of the day, if he wished to remain an MP, he was required to resign and fight a by-election.

Candidates

The Swansea District Liberals re-selected Jones. At the general election of January 1910, he had been returned with the substantial majority of 6,073 votes over his Unionist opponent. [2]

The result

There being no other candidates putting themselves forward, Brynmor Jones was returned unopposed. [3]

1910 Swansea District by-election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Brynmor Jones Unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Times, 22 February 1910 p12
  2. ↑ The Times House of Commons 1910; Politico’s Publishing, 2004 p90
  3. ↑ The Times, 1 March 1910 p12
  4. ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London and Basingstoke: The Macmillan Press Ltd. ISBN   9780333169032. Page 462
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