1911 Cheltenham by-election
The Cheltenham by-election was a Parliamentary by-election. 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[]
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Richard Mathias
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Richard Mathias | 3,846 | 50.6 | ||
Liberal Unionist | Vere Ponsonby | 3,753 | 49.4 | ||
Majority | 93 | 1.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,599 | ||||
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing |
Result[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Agg-Gardner | 4,043 | 50.0 | ||
Liberal | Lewis Mathias | 4,039 | 50.0 | ||
Majority | 4 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,082 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | James Agg-Gardner | ||||
Liberal |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | James Agg-Gardner | 9,602 | 60.3 | ||
Liberal | Richard Davies | 6,317 | 39.7 | ||
Majority | 3,285 | 20.6 | |||
Turnout | 15,919 | 68.6 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing |
- Agg-Gardner was officially supported by the Coalition Government.
References[]
- Craig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan.
- Debrett's House of Commons 1916
Categories:
- 1911 in England
- 1911 elections in the United Kingdom
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Gloucestershire constituencies
- Politics of Cheltenham
- 20th century in Gloucestershire