| 词条 | 1906 Westbury by-election |
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The Westbury by-election, 1906 was a parliamentary by-election held for the House of Commons constituency of Westbury in Wiltshire on 26 February 1906.
VacancyThe by-election was caused by the resignation of the sitting Liberal MP, John Fuller. Fuller had been appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, one of the formal titles held by government Whips [1] and under the Parliamentary rules of the day had to resign and fight a by-election. CandidatesFuller had been MP for Westbury since the general election of 1900 and had held the seat with a majority of 1,476 votes or 16.4% of the poll at the 1906 election just a month earlier. In all the circumstances, the Conservatives declined to stand a candidate against him. The resultThere being no other candidates putting themselves forward Fuller was returned unopposed.[2] He held his seat until 1911 when he resigned to take up appointment as Governor of Victoria in Australia. {{Election box begin | title= Westbury by-election, 1906}}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = John Fuller |votes = Unopposed |percentage = N/A |change = N/A }}{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Liberal Party (UK) |swing = N/A }}{{Election box end}} See also
References1. ^The Times, 6 September 1915 p5 {{By-elections to the 28th UK Parliament}}{{England-UK-Parl-by-election-stub}}2. ^F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results, 1885-1918; Macmillan Press, 1974 p417 6 : 1906 elections in the United Kingdom|1906 in England|20th century in Wiltshire|February 1906 events|By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Wiltshire constituencies|Unopposed ministerial by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in English constituencies |
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