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The 1916 Exeter by-election was held on 7 August 1916. The by-election was held due to the incumbent Conservative MP, Henry Duke, becoming Chief Secretary for Ireland. It was retained by Duke, who was unopposed due to the war-time electoral pact. [1]
The 1916 United States Senate elections were elections that coincided with the re-election of President Woodrow Wilson. This was the first election since the enactment of the Seventeenth Amendment that all 32 Class 1 senators were selected by direct or popular elections instead of state legislatures. Republicans gained a net of two seats from the Democrats, and then an additional two seats through mid-term vacancies thereby reducing Democrats to a 52–44 majority.
Henry Edward Duke, 1st Baron Merrivale was a British judge and Conservative politician. He served as Chief Secretary for Ireland between 1916 and 1918.
The 1916 Bolton by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Bolton on 29 February 1916. The seat had become vacant when the Liberal Thomas Taylor resigned. Taylor had also won the seat at a by-election four years earlier.
The 1916 Abingdon by-election, was a parliamentary by-election held for the House of Commons constituency of Abingdon on 29 August 1916.
The 1913 Londonderry City by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 30 January 1913. The constituency 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 1944 West Derbyshire by-election was held on 17 February 1944. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Henry Hunloke. Hunloke was the brother-in-law of Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire, who had held the seat from 1923 until 1938, when he succeeded to his title and was replaced by Hunloke. The seat had been held previously by Hunloke's father-in-law, and by the 9th Duke's brother-in-law, the future 6th Marquess of Lansdowne (1908-1918).
The 1916 Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities by-election was held on 29 December 1916. The by-election was held due to the appointment as Lord Chancellor of the incumbent Conservative MP, Sir Robert Finlay. It was won by the Conservative candidate Christopher Nicholson Johnston. who was unopposed due to a War-time electoral pact.
The 1916 North Fermanagh by-election was held on 27 October 1916. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Irish Unionist MP, Godfrey Fetherstonhaugh. It was won by the Irish Unionist candidate Edward Archdale who was unopposed due to a War-time electoral pact.
The 1916 Winchester by-election was held on 19 October 1916. The by-election was held due to the incumbent Conservative MP, Guy Baring, being killed in action in the Battle of the Somme. It was won by the Conservative candidate Douglas Carnegie.
The 1916 St Pancras West by-election was held on 16 October 1916. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Felix Cassel to become Judge Advocate General of the Armed Forces. It was won by the Conservative candidate Richard Barnett, who was unopposed due to the War-time electoral pact.
The 1916 North Ayrshire by-election was held on 11 October 1916. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Duncan Campbell, who died from wounds sustained in the First World War. It was won by the Conservative candidate Aylmer Hunter-Weston.
The 1916 Mansfield by-election was held on 20 September 1916. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Liberal MP, Arthur Markham. It was won by the Liberal candidate Charles Seely.
The 1916 Berwick-upon-Tweed by-election was held on 16 August 1916. The by-election was held due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Liberal MP, Sir Edward Grey.
The 1916 Bradford Central by-election was held on 21 January 1916. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Liberal MP, Sir George Scott Robertson. It was won by the Liberal candidate James Hill, who was unopposed.
The 1916 North West Staffordshire by-election was held on 17 January 1916. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Albert Stanley. It was won by the Labour candidate Samuel Finney who was unopposed due to a War-time electoral pact.
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. It was won by the Conservative candidate Charles Hanson who was unopposed due to a War-time electoral pact.
The 1916 South Londonderry by-election was held on 22 May 1916. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Irish Unionist MP, John Gordon. It was won by the Irish Unionist candidate Denis Henry.
The 1916 Tewkesbury by-election was held on 16 May 1916. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Michael Hicks Beach, Viscount Quenington, in the First World War. It was won by the Conservative candidate William Frederick Hicks-Beach, Quenington's uncle, then aged 74.
The 1916 Dublin University by-election was held on 25 April 1916. The by-election was held due to the incumbent Irish Unionist MP, James Campbell, becoming Attorney General for Ireland. The seat was retained by Campbell who was unopposed due to a War-time electoral pact.
The 1916 United States presidential election in Illinois was held on November 7, 1916, as part of the 1916 United States presidential election. State voters chose 29 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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