1911 Cheltenham by-election

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The Cheltenham by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 28 April 1911. [1] It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

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Previous result

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Richard Mathias
General election December 1910
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Richard Mathias 3,846 50.6
Liberal Unionist Vere Ponsonby 3,75349.4
Majority931.2N/A
Turnout 7,599
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist Swing

Result

Cheltenham by-election, 1911: Electorate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Agg-Gardner 4,043 50.0
Liberal Lewis Mathias4,03950.0
Majority40.0N/A
Turnout 8,082
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Aftermath

A General Election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the autumn of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place.

General Election 1914/15: Electorate 8,755
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist James Agg-Gardner
Liberal
General election 14 December 1918 Electorate 23,217
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist James Agg-Gardner 9,602 60.3
Liberal Richard Davies6,31739.7
Majority3,28520.6
Turnout 15,91968.6
Unionist hold Swing

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References

  1. Craig, F.W.S. (1987). Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987. Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 105.