| 词条 | 1915 Chesterton by-election |
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The Chesterton by-election, 1915 was a parliamentary by-election held for the House of Commons constituency of the Chesterton or Western Division of Cambridgeshire on 13 February 1915.
VacancyThe by-election was caused by the appointment of the sitting Liberal MP, the Rt. Hon. Edwin Montagu as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster with a seat in the Cabinet. [1] Under the Parliamentary rules of the day had to resign and fight a by-election. CandidatesMontagu was re-selected to fight the seat by his local Liberal Association and as the wartime truce between the political parties was in operation [2] no opposing candidate was nominated against him. The resultThere being no other candidates putting themselves forward Montagu was returned unopposed. [3] {{Election box begin | title=Chesterton by-election, 1915}}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Edwin Samuel Montagu |votes = Unopposed |percentage = N/A |change = N/A }}{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Liberal Party (UK) |swing = N/A }}{{Election box end}} References1. ^Chandrika Kaul, Edwin Samuel Montagu in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online, 2004-11 2. ^The Times, 13 February 1915 p5 3. ^F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results, 1885-1918; Macmillan Press, 1974 p227 See also
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