1917 Rotherham by-election
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
[edit]The by-election was caused by the elevation to the peerage of the sitting Liberal MP, Joseph ‘Jack’ Pease.[1]
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.[2] Richardson immediately declared his position as being in favour of the successful prosecution of the war and the defeat of German militarism.[3]
No nominations were received from the other parties, who were apparently content to honour the wartime electoral truce and Richardson was therefore returned unopposed.[4]
The result
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Arthur Richardson | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
See also
[edit]- List of United Kingdom by-elections
- United Kingdom by-election records
- Rotherham by-election for contests of 1899, 1910, 1976, 1994 and 2012
References
[edit]- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in South Yorkshire constituencies
- Unopposed by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in English constituencies
- Elections in Rotherham
- 1917 elections in the United Kingdom
- 1917 in England
- 1910s in Yorkshire
- February 1917 in the United Kingdom