1916 North West Staffordshire by-election

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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 [1] who was unopposed due to a War-time electoral pact.

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