Leominster by-election, 1912
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A by-election
was held for the British House of Commons
constituency
of Leominster
on 18 March 1912. The seat had become vacant on the resignation of the Conservative
Member of Parliament Sir James Rankin, 1st Baronet
, who had held the seat since the 1910 general election, with a majority of 831, increased to 1,169 in the election of November that year.
The Conservative candidate, Captain Henry FitzHerbert Wright
, was returned unopposed.
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
was held for the British House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
constituency
United Kingdom constituencies
In the United Kingdom , each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly.Within the United Kingdom there are now five bodies with members elected by constituencies:...
of Leominster
Leominster (UK Parliament constituency)
Leominster was, until 2010, a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.From 1295 to 1868, it was a parliamentary borough which elected two Members of Parliament by the bloc vote system of election. Under the Reform Act 1867 its...
on 18 March 1912. The seat had become vacant on the resignation of the Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
Member of Parliament Sir James Rankin, 1st Baronet
Sir James Rankin, 1st Baronet
Sir James Rankin, 1st Baronet was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was Member of Parliament for Leominster from 1880 to 1885, and from 1886 until the general election of 1906, losing the seat by only 28 votes to the Liberal candidate...
, who had held the seat since the 1910 general election, with a majority of 831, increased to 1,169 in the election of November that year.
The Conservative candidate, Captain Henry FitzHerbert Wright
Henry FitzHerbert Wright
Henry FitzHerbert Wright was an English cricketer, lawyer and Conservative politician. He was active in local government in Derbyshire and sat in the House of Commons from 1912 to 1918....
, was returned unopposed.
See also
- Leominster (UK Parliament constituency)Leominster (UK Parliament constituency)Leominster was, until 2010, a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.From 1295 to 1868, it was a parliamentary borough which elected two Members of Parliament by the bloc vote system of election. Under the Reform Act 1867 its...
- List of United Kingdom by-elections