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1911 Cheltenham by-election

The 1911 Cheltenham by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 28 April 1911.[1] It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

Previous result

Richard Mathias
General election December 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Richard Mathias 3,846 50.6 −1.5
Liberal Unionist Vere Ponsonby 3,753 49.4 +1.5
Majority 93 1.2 N/A
Turnout 7,599 91.0 −2.8
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist Swing +1.5

Result

The Conservative Party gained the seat from the Liberal Party.

Cheltenham by-election, 1911: Electorate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Agg-Gardner 4,043 50.0 +0.6
Liberal Lewis Mathias 4,039 50.0 −0.6
Majority 4 0.0 N/A
Turnout 8,082 92.8 +1.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +0.6

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: Electorate 8,755
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist James Agg-Gardner
Liberal
General election 14 December 1918: Electorate 23,217
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist James Agg-Gardner 9,602 60.3 +10.3
Liberal Richard Davies 6,317 39.7 −10.3
Majority 3,285 20.6 +20.6
Turnout 15,919 68.6 −24.2
Unionist hold Swing
  • Agg-Gardner was officially supported by the Coalition Government.

References

  1. ^ Craig, F.W.S. (1987). Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987. Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 105.
  • Craig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan.
  • Debrett's House of Commons 1916
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