Buckingham by-election, 1937
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The Buckingham by-election of 1937 was a by-election
held on 11 June 1937 for the British House of Commons
constituency
of Buckingham
in Buckinghamshire
.
The by-election was caused by the elevation to peerage of the town's Conservative Party
Member of Parliament
(MP) George Bowyer
, who was ennobled as Baron Denham
.
The result was a victory for the Conservative
candidate John Whiteley
, who was elected with a majority of over 5,000 votes. Whiteley died in office six years later, triggering another by-election
.
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
held on 11 June 1937 for the British House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
constituency
United Kingdom constituencies
In the United Kingdom , each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly.Within the United Kingdom there are now five bodies with members elected by constituencies:...
of Buckingham
Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency)
Buckingham is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
in Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
.
The by-election was caused by the elevation to peerage of the town's Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) George Bowyer
George Bowyer, 1st Baron Denham
Captain George Edward Wentworth Bowyer, 1st Baron Denham, MC, DL was a British Conservative Party politician.Bowyer was educated at Eton and Oxford and was called to the Bar in 1910...
, who was ennobled as Baron Denham
Baron Denham
Baron Denham, of Weston Underwood in the County of Buckingham, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1937 for Sir George Bowyer, 1st Baronet, a Conservative politician who had earlier represented Buckingham in the House of Commons. He had already been created a Baronet,...
.
The result was a victory for the Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
candidate John Whiteley
John Whiteley (politician)
Brigadier John Percival Whiteley OBE was a British Army officer and a Conservative Party politician.Whiteley was commissioned into the Royal Artillery during the First World War, ending the war as a Lieutenant...
, who was elected with a majority of over 5,000 votes. Whiteley died in office six years later, triggering another by-election
Buckingham by-election, 1943
The Buckingham by-election of 1943 was a parliamentary by-election held in England on 4 August 1943 for the House of Commons constituency of Buckingham in Buckinghamshire....
.
Votes
See also
- List of United Kingdom by-elections
- Buckingham constituencyBuckingham (UK Parliament constituency)Buckingham is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
- Buckingham by-election, 1943Buckingham by-election, 1943The Buckingham by-election of 1943 was a parliamentary by-election held in England on 4 August 1943 for the House of Commons constituency of Buckingham in Buckinghamshire....