Appleby by-election, 1915

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The Appleby by-election of 1915 was held on 27 October 1915. The by-election was held due to the incumbent Conservative MP, Sir Lancelot Sanderson, becoming a judge on the High Court of Justice. It was won by the Conservative candidate Cecil Lowther [1] who was unopposed due to a War-time electoral pact.[ citation needed ]

Appleby was a parliamentary constituency in the former county of Westmorland in England. It existed for two separate periods: from 1295 to 1832, and from 1885 to 1918.

A parliamentary by-election occurs in the United Kingdom following a vacancy arising in the House of Commons. They are often seen as a test of the rival political parties' fortunes between general elections.

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References

  1. "House of Commons". www.leighrayment.com. Retrieved 22 April 2018.