Basingstoke by-election, 1917

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The Basingstoke by-election of 1917 was held on 25 October 1917. The by-election was held due to the incumbent Conservative MP, Arthur Salter, becoming a Judge on the High Court of Justice. It was won by the Conservative candidate Sir Auckland Geddes, [1] who was unopposed due to a War-time electoral pact.[ citation needed ]

Basingstoke (UK Parliament constituency) Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom

Basingstoke is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the U.K. Parliament. With the exception of a 1923-1924 Liberal Party MP, since modern creation in 1885 it has elected Conservative MPs, so has been a Conservative safe seat. The closest it came to a non-Conservative victory was in 2001, when they were returned with a three-figure majority. The current MP is Maria Miller.

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. Presently led by Theresa May, it has been the governing party since 2010. It presently has 314 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 249 members of the House of Lords, and 18 members of the European Parliament. It also has 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 9,008 local councillors. One of the major parties of UK politics, it has formed the government on 45 occasions, more than any other party.

Sir Arthur Clavell Salter KC was a British Conservative Party politician and judge who sat as a Judge of the High Court of Justice. Born to Henry Salter and his wife Henrietta, Salter was educated at Wimborne Grammar School and King's College London, where he studied arts and law. He was called to the Bar in 1885 by the Middle Temple, became a King's Counsel in 1904 and was elected as a Member of Parliament for Basingstoke in 1906, where he sat until his appointment as a High Court Judge in 1917. He served in the High Court until 30 November 1928, when he died.

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