| 词条 | 1911 Bristol East by-election |
| 释义 |
A by-election was held in Bristol East constituency in 1911 to fill a vacancy in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. VacancyRt Hon. Charles Hobhouse had been Liberal MP for Bristol East since 1900. In October 1911 he was made a member of Asquith's cabinet as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and in accordance with the practice at the time, was required to resign his seat and seek re-election.[1]Electoral history{{Election box begin | title=General Election December 1910: Bristol East[2]Electorate 14,938}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Charles Hobhouse |votes = 7,229 |percentage =62.9 |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate =Patrick Hannon |votes =4,263 |percentage =37.1 |change = }}{{Election box majority| |votes =2,966 |percentage =25.8 |change = }}{{Election box turnout| |votes =11,492 |percentage =76.9 |change = }}{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Liberal Party (UK) |swing = }}{{Election box end}} CandidatesGiven that this seat had been Liberal since it was created in 1885, it was not surprising that the Conservatives did not contest the seat. Walter Moore stood as an Independent. ResultThere was a collapse in voter turnout, perhaps due to the absence of an official Unionist candidate. Despite this, the Liberal share of the vote remained static; {{Election box begin | title=By-Election 3 November 1911: Bristol East[3]Electorate 14,951}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Charles Hobhouse |votes = 4,913 |percentage =62.8 |change =-0.1 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate =Walter Moore |votes =2,913 |percentage =37.2 |change =n/a }}{{Election box majority| |votes =2,000 |percentage =25.6 |change =-0.2 }}{{Election box turnout| |votes =7,826 |percentage =52.3 |change =-24.6 }}{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Liberal Party (UK) |swing =n/a }}{{Election box end}} AftermathA 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 did not take place until 1918; {{Election box begin | title=General Election 14 December 1918: Bristol East[4]Electorate 33,679}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party = Coalition Liberal |candidate =*George Bryant Britton |votes =9,434 |percentage =49.6 |change =n/a }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate =Luke H Bateman |votes =8,135 |percentage =42.8 |change =n/a }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Charles Hobhouse |votes = 1,447 |percentage =7.6 |change =-55.2 }}{{Election box majority| |votes =1,299 |percentage =6.8 |change =32.4 }}{{Election box turnout| |votes =19,016 |percentage =56.5 |change =+4.2 }}{{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Coalition Liberal |loser = Liberal Party (UK) |swing =n/a }}{{Election box end}}
References1. ^Who's Who: www.ukwhoswho.com {{By-elections to the 30th UK Parliament}}2. ^Craig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 3. ^Craig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 4. ^Craig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 8 : 1911 elections in the United Kingdom|1911 in England|By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Bristol constituencies|Ministerial by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom|History of Bristol|Politics of Bristol|20th century in Bristol|November 1911 events |
| 随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。