Nottingham East by-election, 1912
The Nottingham East by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 19 April 1912. 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.
Electoral history
General Election December 1910: Nottingham East
Electorate 13,014 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | James Archibald Morrison | 6,274 | 56.6 | ||
Liberal | Dudley Stewart Smith | 4,804 | 43.4 | ||
Majority | 13.2 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Result
By-Election 19 April 1912: Nottingham East
Electorate | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Sir John David Rees | 6,482 | 65.2 | +8.6 | |
Liberal | Thomas William Dobson | 3,458 | 34.8 | -8.6 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +8.6 | |||
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: Nottingham East
Electorate 13,875 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Unionist | Sir John David Rees | ||||
Labour | Thomas Proctor | ||||
General Election 14 December 1918: Nottingham East
Electorate | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Unionist | Sir John David Rees | 9,549 | |||
Labour | Thomas Proctor | 2,817 | |||
Independent | Joseph N Dennis Brookes | 1,083 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
- Rees was the endorsed candidate of the Coalition 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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