1911 Forest of Dean by-election: Difference between revisions

 

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{{Short description|UK parliamentary by-election}}

{{Short description|UK parliamentary by-election}}

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The ”'[[Forest of Dean (UK Parliament constituency)|Forest of Dean]] by-election”’ was a [[UK Parliamentary by-elections|Parliamentary by-election]] held on 24 February 1911.<ref>{{cite book |last=Craig |first=F.W.S. |date=1987 |title=Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987 |location=Chichester |publisher=Parliamentary Research Services |page=105}}</ref> It returned one [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]], elected by the [[first past the post]] voting system.

The ”'[[Forest of Dean (UK Parliament constituency)|Forest of Dean]] by-election”’ was a [[UK Parliamentary by-elections|Parliamentary by-election]] held on 24 February 1911.<ref>{{cite book |last=Craig |first=F.W.S. |date=1987 |title=Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987 |location=Chichester |publisher=Parliamentary Research Services |page=105}}</ref> It returned one [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]], elected by the [[first past the post]] voting system.

==Previous result==

==Previous result==

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|votes = 5,544

|votes = 5,544

|percentage = 66.3

|percentage = 66.3

|change =

|change =

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|votes = 2,820

|votes = 2,820

|percentage = 33.7

|percentage = 33.7

|change =

|change =

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{{Election box majority|

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,724

|votes = 2,724

|percentage = 32.6

|percentage = 32.6

|change =

|change =

}}

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{{Election box turnout|

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 8,364

|votes = 8,364

|percentage =

|percentage =

|change =

|change =

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{{Election box hold with party link|

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing =

|swing =

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 9,280

|votes = 9,280

|percentage =

|percentage =

|change =

|change =

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|votes = 9,731

|votes = 9,731

|percentage = 62.8

|percentage = 62.8

|change =

|change =

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|votes = 5,765

|votes = 5,765

|percentage = 37.2

|percentage = 37.2

|change =

|change =

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|votes = 15,496

|votes = 15,496

|percentage =

|percentage =

|change =

|change =

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{{Election box gain with party link|

UK parliamentary by-election

The 1911 Forest of Dean by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 24 February 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.

For the Liberal Party: Henry Webb and for the Conservative Party: David Hope Kyd.

Webb was appointed as a Junior Whip in 1912, which required him to face the electorate again, when he was returned unopposed. A general election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the autumn of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted [*approved but not adopted] to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place.

At the 1918 general election, Webb received the coupon of endorsement from the Coalition government.