Prestwich by-election, October 1918

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The Prestwich by-election, 1918 was a parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Prestwich on 24 October 1918. The seat had become vacant upon the death in action near Merville of the sitting Liberal MP, the Hon. Captain Oswald Cawley. [1]

By-elections, also spelled bye-elections, are used to fill elected offices that have become vacant between general elections.

Prestwich was a constituency in the county of Lancashire of the House of Commons for the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, it was represented by one Member of Parliament. The constituency was abolished in 1918.

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The Liberal candidate, Austin Hopkinson, was returned unopposed in support of the Coalition government of prime minister David Lloyd George. [2]

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Prestwich by-election, October 1918: Prestwich
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Coalition Liberal Austin Hopkinson UnopposedN/AN/A
Coalition Liberal hold Swing N/A

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References

  1. ↑ The Times, 22 October 1918
  2. ↑ The Times, 29 October 1918 & Who was Who, OUP 2007

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