1918 Mid Norfolk by-election

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The 1918 Mid Norfolk by-election was held on 23 October 1918. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Liberal Unionist MP, William Lewis Boyle. It was won by the Conservative candidate Neville Jodrell, [1] who was unopposed due to a War-time electoral truce.

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