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The 1914 Swansea District by-election was held on 13 August 1914. The by-election was held due to the incumbent Liberal MP, Sir David Brynmor Jones, becoming Recorder of Cardiff. It was retained by Jones who was unopposed due to a War-time electoral pact.
The 1914 United States Senate elections, with the ratification of the 17th Amendment in 1913, were the first time that all seats up for election were popularly elected instead of chosen by their state legislatures. These elections occurred in the middle of Democratic President Woodrow Wilson's first term.
The Jones Law was an Organic Act passed by the United States Congress. The law replaced the Philippine Organic Act of 1902 and acted as a constitution of the Philippines from its enactment until 1934, when the Tydings–McDuffie Act was passed. The Jones Law created the first fully elected Philippine legislature.
Merioneth, sometimes called Merionethshire, was a constituency in North Wales established in 1542, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the English Parliament, and later to the Parliament of Great Britain and of the United Kingdom. It was abolished for the 1983 general election, when it was largely replaced by the new constituency of Meirionnydd Nant Conwy.
The 1914 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 5 September 1914. The election had been called before the declaration of war in August 1914. All 75 seats in the House of Representatives and all 36 seats in the Senate were up for election, as a result of the first double dissolution being granted. The incumbent Commonwealth Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Joseph Cook, was defeated by the opposition Labor Party under Andrew Fisher. Fisher returned for a third term as prime minister.
The Poplar by-election was a Parliamentary by-election. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
The North West Durham by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 30 January 1914. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
The 1914 Belfast East by-election was held on 6 April 1914. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Irish Unionist MP, Robert McMordie. It was won by the Irish Unionist candidate Robert Sharman-Crawford, who was unopposed.
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, who was elected unopposed.
The 1915 Wigtownshire by-election was held on 12 February 1915. The by-election was held due to the incumbent Conservative MP, John Dalrymple, succeeded as the 12th Earl of Stair. It was won by his uncle, the Conservative candidate Hew Hamilton Dalrymple, who was unopposed.
The 1914 Tullamore by-election was held on 8 December 1914. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Irish Parliamentary MP, Edmund Haviland-Burke. It was won by the Independent Nationalist candidate Edward John Graham.
The 1914 East Galway by-election was held on 4 December 1914. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Irish Parliamentary MP, John Roche. It was won by the Irish Parliamentary candidate James Cosgrave who was unopposed due to a War-time electoral pact.
1914 The Hartlepools by-election was held on 22 September 1914. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Liberal MP, Sir Stephen Furness. It was won by the 67-year old Liberal candidate Sir Walter Runciman who was unopposed due to a War-time electoral pact.
The 1914 Bolton by-election was held on 22 September 1914. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Alfred Gill. It was won by the Labour candidate Robert Tootill who was unopposed due to a War-time electoral pact.
The 1914 West Wicklow by-election was held on 20 August 1914. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Irish Parliamentary MP, Edward Peter O'Kelly. It was won by the Irish Parliamentary candidate John Thomas Donovan who was unopposed due to a War-time electoral pact.
The 1914 North Galway by-election was held on 21 July 1914. The by-election was held due to the incumbent Irish Parliamentary MP, Richard Hazleton, who was seeking re-election. It was retained by Hazleton who was unopposed.
The 1914 East Worcestershire by-election was held on 16 July 1914. The by-election was held due to the resignation in order for the incumbent Conservative MP, Austen Chamberlain, to fight a by-election in Birmingham West. It was won by unopposed the Conservative candidate Frederick Leverton Harris.
The 1914 Birmingham West by-election was held on 14 July 1914. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Joseph Chamberlain. It was won by his son the Conservative candidate Austen Chamberlain, who was elected unopposed. Austen had resigned as MP for East Worcestershire in order to stand in Birmingham West, prompting a by-election in that constituency as well, which was held two days later.
The 1914 Oxford University by-election was held on 30 June 1914. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Sir William Anson. It was won by the Conservative candidate Rowland Prothero, who was elected unopposed.
The 1914 Brighton by-election was held on 29 June 1914. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, John Edward Gordon. It was won by the Conservative candidate Charles Thomas-Stanford, who was unopposed.
The 1914 Cork City by-election was held on 18 February 1914. The by-election was held due to the incumbent All-for-Ireland MP, William O'Brien resigning the seat in order to recontest it. O'Brien won it unopposed.
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