1914 Sheffield Attercliffe by-election

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The 1914 Sheffield Attercliffe by-election was held on 28 December 1914. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Joseph Pointer. It was won by the Labour candidate William Crawford Anderson, [1] who was elected unopposed.

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