1916 Berwickshire by-election

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The 1916 Berwickshire by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the House of Commons constituency of Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders on 18 July 1916.

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Vacancy

Under the provisions of the Succession to the Crown Act 1707 and a number of subsequent Acts, MPs appointed to certain ministerial and legal offices were at this time required to seek re-election. [1] The by-election in Berwickshire was caused by the appointment of the sitting Liberal MP, Harold "Jack" Tennant as Secretary for Scotland. [2]

Process

The writ for the by-election was moved in Parliament on 10 July [3] and the returning officer, the Sheriff of Berwickshire, fixed 18 July for the nomination of candidates. [4]

Candidates

As the other political parties were collaborating in the wartime coalition government of H H Asquith, the Tories were not expected to oppose Tennant [5] and there was not, as yet, any tradition of Labour contesting Berwickshire. [6] In the absence of any other candidate, Tennant was duly returned unopposed on 18 July and, introduced by the Prime Minister and Eugene Wason MP, re-took his seat in the House of Commons on 20 July to cheers as Secretary for Scotland. [7]

The result

Berwickshire by-election, 1916
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Harold Tennant Unopposed N/AN/A
Liberal hold Swing N/A

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References

  1. ↑ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results, 1885-1918; Macmillan Press, 1974 pxiv
  2. ↑ The Times, 11 November 1935, p14
  3. ↑ The Times, 11 July 1916, p10
  4. ↑ The Times, 14 July 1916, p5
  5. ↑ The Times, 14 July 1916, p5
  6. ↑ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results, 1885-1918; Macmillan Press, 1974 p531
  7. ↑ The Times, 21 July 1916, p10
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