1917 Rotherham by-election
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The 1917 Rotherham by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the House of Commons constituency of Rotherham in the West Riding of Yorkshire on 5 February 1917.
Vacancy
The by-election was caused by the elevation to the peerage of the sitting Liberal MP, Joseph ‘Jack’ Pease.The Times, 22 December 1916 p8
Candidates
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The Rotherham Liberals adopted Arthur Richardson as their new candidate. Richardson had been Lib-Lab MP for Nottingham South from 1906 until January 1910.The Times, 1 January 1917 p5 Richardson immediately declared his position as being in favour of the successful prosecution of the war and the defeat of German militarism.The Times, 1 January 1917 p5
No nominations were received from the other parties, who were apparently content to honour the wartime electoral truce and Richardson was therefore returned unopposed.F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results, 1885-1918; Macmillan Press, 1974 p445
The result
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See also
- List of United Kingdom by-elections
- United Kingdom by-election records
- Rotherham by-election for contests of 1899, 1910, 1976, 1994 and 2012
References
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Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in South Yorkshire constituencies
Category:Unopposed by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in English constituencies