1915 Appleby by-election

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The 1915 Appleby by-election was held on 27 October 1915. The by-election was held due to the incumbent Conservative MP, Sir Lancelot Sanderson, becoming a judge on the High Court of Justice. It was won by the Conservative candidate Cecil Lowther [1] who was unopposed due to a War-time electoral pact.[ citation needed ]

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  1. "House of Commons". www.leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)