1915 Swansea District by-election

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The 1915 Swansea District by-election was held on 6 February 1915. The by-election was held due to the incumbent Liberal MP, David Brynmor Jones, becoming a High Court Judge. It was won by the Liberal candidate Thomas Jeremiah Williams [1] who was unopposed due to a War-time electoral pact.

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