1916 Bodmin by-election

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The 1916 Bodmin by-election was held on 15 August 1916. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Liberal Unionist MP, Sir Reginald Pole-Carew. [1] It was won by the Conservative candidate Charles Hanson [2] who was unopposed due to a War-time electoral pact.[ citation needed ]

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