1917 Rotherham by-election

Jack Pease

The 1917 Rotherham by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the House of Commons constituency of Rotherham in the West Riding of Yorkshire on 5 February 1917.

Vacancy

The by-election was caused by the elevation to the peerage of the sitting Liberal MP, Joseph ‘Jack’ Pease.[1]

Candidates

Arthur Richardson, circa 1905

The Rotherham Liberals adopted Arthur Richardson as their new candidate. Richardson had been Lib-Lab MP for Nottingham South from 1906 until January 1910.[2] Richardson immediately declared his position as being in favour of the successful prosecution of the war and the defeat of German militarism.[3]

No nominations were received from the other parties, who were apparently content to honour the wartime electoral truce and Richardson was therefore returned unopposed.[4]

The result

Rotherham by-election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Arthur Richardson Unopposed N/A N/A
Liberal hold Swing N/A

See also

References

  1. ^ The Times, 22 December 1916 p8
  2. ^ The Times, 1 January 1917 p5
  3. ^ The Times, 1 January 1917 p5
  4. ^ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results, 1885-1918; Macmillan Press, 1974 p445
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