Cheltenham by-election, 1911

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The Cheltenham by-election was a Parliamentary by-election. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

Previous result

General Election December 1910

Electorate

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Richard Mathias 3,846
Liberal Unionist Viscount Duncannon 3,753
Majority
Turnout
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist Swing

Candidates

Result

Cheltenham by-election, 1911:

Electorate

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Tynte Agg-Gardner 4,043
Liberal Lewis Mathias 4,039
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Aftermath

A General Election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the autumn of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place.

General Election 1914/15:

Electorate 8,755

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist James Tynte Agg-Gardner
Liberal
General Election 14 December 1918

Electorate 23,217

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Sir James Tynte Agg-Gardner 9,602 60.3
Liberal Dr Richard Davies 6,317 39.7
Majority 3,285 20.6
Turnout 68.6
Unionist hold Swing
  • Agg-Gardner was officially supported by the Coialition Government.

References

  • Craig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan.
  • Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org
  • Who's Who: www.ukwhoswho.com
  • Debrett's House of Commons 1916
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