The 1916 Tewkesbury by-election was held on 16 May 1916. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Michael Hicks Beach, Viscount Quenington, in the First World War. It was won by the Conservative candidate William Frederick Hicks-Beach,[1] Quenington's uncle, then aged 74.

1916 Tewkesbury by-election[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist William Hicks-Beach 7,127 83.2 +31.2
Independent William J Boosey 1,438 16.8 New
Majority 5,689 66.4 +62.4
Turnout 8,565 62.0 -21.4
Registered electors 13,818
Unionist hold Swing N/A

References

  1. ^ "Leigh Rayment - Commons". leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
  3. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916


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