1917 Southampton by-election

Last updated

The 1917 Southampton by-election was a by-election held on 19 December 1917 for the House of Commons constituency of Southampton, a two-member seat.

Contents

Vacancy

The election was caused by the appointment of one of the sitting Liberal MPs, William Dudley Ward as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household, one of the government whips. Under the Parliamentary rules of the day, Ward was obliged to resign his seat and fight a by-election. [1] The writ for the by-election was moved in Parliament on 10 December 1917. [2]

Candidates

The Liberals re-selected Ward. Being their partners in the coalition government of David Lloyd George, the Unionists were not expected to oppose Ward’s re-election but there was a possibility he would be challenged by a member of Southampton Town Council, Mr Tommy Lewis, the President of the British Seafarers' Union. [3] However, in the event no other candidates came forward to oppose Ward and he was returned unopposed. [4]

The result

Southampton by-election, December 1917: Southampton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Liberal William Dudley Ward Unopposed N/AN/A
National Liberal hold Swing N/A

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charles Avery Dunning</span> 3rd Premier of Saskatchewan (1922–1926)

Charles Avery Dunning was the third premier of Saskatchewan. Born in England, he emigrated to Canada at the age of 16. By the age of 36, he was premier. He had a successful career as a farmer, businessman, and politician, both provincially and federally.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">William Melville Martin</span> 2nd Premier of Saskatchewan (1916–1922)

William Melville Martin served as the second premier of Saskatchewan from 1916 to 1922. In 1916, although not a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Martin was elected leader of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party, succeeding Premier Walter Scott and thus became Premier of Saskatchewan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1917 Canadian federal election</span> 13th Canadian federal election

The 1917 Canadian federal election was held on December 17, 1917, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 13th Parliament of Canada. Described by historian Michael Bliss as the "most bitter election in Canadian history", it was fought mainly over the issue of conscription. The election resulted in Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden's Unionist government elected with a strong majority and the largest percentage of the popular vote for any party in Canadian history.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Southampton Itchen (UK Parliament constituency)</span>

Southampton, Itchen is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Royston Smith, a Conservative member of parliament. Discounting the Speaker returned in the early 1970s in two elections, local voters have elected the MP from only two parties alternately for various periods, with one party reaffiliation (defection) between elections when the Labour Party split in the 1980s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Southampton Test (UK Parliament constituency)</span>

Southampton Test is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Alan Whitehead, a member of the Labour Party.

Wednesbury was a borough constituency in England's Black Country which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1868 until it was abolished for the February 1974 general election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ryland Adkins</span> English politician

Sir William Ryland Dent Adkins was an English barrister, judge and Liberal politician.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Harold Glanville</span> British politician

Harold James Glanville was an English businessman and Liberal Party politician.

The 1910 Shipley by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Shipley in the West Riding of Yorkshire on 10 March 1910.

The 1917 Stockton-on-Tees by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the House of Commons constituency of Stockton-on-Tees in County Durham on 20 March 1917.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ivor Philipps</span>

Sir Ivor Philipps, was a British officer in the British Indian Army and a Liberal Party politician. He held a seat in the House of Commons from 1906 to 1922.

The 1916 Chesterton by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the House of Commons constituency of the Chesterton or Western Division of Cambridgeshire on 20 January 1916.

The Edinburgh East by-election was a Parliamentary by-election. It 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 Wick Burghs by-election was a Parliamentary by-election. It was a Scottish Highland constituency that 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 constituency was a district of burghs representing the parliamentary burghs of Cromarty, Dingwall, Dornoch, Kirkwall, Tain and Wick. The by-election took place during the third anniversary of the Liberal Government's re-election of December 1910. It was thought to be a key indicator to the outcome of the following general election anticipated to take place in 1914-15.

The 1917 Islington East by-election was a parliamentary by-election for the British House of Commons constituency of Islington East held on 23 October 1917.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1917 Dundee by-election</span>

The 1917 Dundee by-election was a parliamentary by-election for the British House of Commons constituency of Dundee in the county of Angus held on 30 July 1917.

Sir Gershom Stewart KBE was a Scottish-born British businessman in Hong Kong who became a Conservative Party politician in England. He was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, and after his return to the United Kingdom he sat in the House of Commons from 1910 to 1923, as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Wirral division of Cheshire.

The 1917 South Monmouthshire by-election was a by-election held on Thursday 12 July 1917 for the British House of Commons constituency of the Southern Division of Monmouthshire in South Wales.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1920 Camberwell North West by-election</span>

The 1920 Camberwell North West by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Camberwell North West in the South London district of Camberwell on 31 March 1920.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1917 Bay of Islands by-election</span> New Zealand by-election

The 1917 Bay of Islands by-election was a by-election held on 19 March 1917 during the 19th New Zealand Parliament in the Northland electorate of Bay of Islands. The by-election came about because Vernon Reed's win in the 1914 general election had been declared void by an electoral court, and Reed barred from standing for a year. The seat was won by William Stewart, Reed's Reform Party colleague, in the resulting 1915 by-election. When Reed became eligible again, Stewart resigned and Reed won the 1917 by-election unopposed.

References

  1. The Times, 10 December 1917 p9
  2. The Times, 11 December 1917 p10
  3. The Times, 12 December 1917 p5
  4. The Times House of Commons 1919 ; Politico’s Publishing 2004 p39