1911 Arfon by-election

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The 1911 Arfon by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 11 February 1911 for the Arfon division in Caernarvonshire in North Wales, a constituency of the British House of Commons. It was the first by-election to be held after the December 1910 general election.

The by-election was held because the sitting Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) William Jones had been appointed as a Junior Lord of the Treasury in H. H. Asquith's Liberal government, and until the 1920s MPs appointed to positions in government had to seek re-election. Jones had held the seat since the 1895 general election, and at the by-election he was re-elected unopposed. [1]

Jones died in 1915, triggering another by-election

1911 Arfon by-election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Jones Unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold

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References

  1. "Carnavonshire (Arfon)" . Dublin Daily Express. 13 February 1911 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. Craig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London and Basingstoke: The Macmillan Press Ltd. ISBN   9780333169032. Page 469

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