Prestwich by-election, October 1918
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The Prestwich by-election, 1918 was a parliamentary by-election
held for the British House of Commons
constituency of Prestwich
on 24 October 1918. The seat had become vacant upon the death in action near Merville
of the sitting Liberal
MP
, the Hon. Captain Oswald Cawley
.
The Liberal candidate, Austin Hopkinson
, was returned unopposed in support of the Coalition government of prime minister
David Lloyd George
.
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
held 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 of Prestwich
Prestwich (UK Parliament constituency)
Prestwich was a constituency in the county of Lancashire of the House of Commons for the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, it was represented by one Member of Parliament...
on 24 October 1918. The seat had become vacant upon the death in action near Merville
Merville
Merville is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:* Merville, in the Haute-Garonne département* Merville, in the Nord département* Merville-Franceville-Plage, in the Calvados département...
of the sitting Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
MP
Member of Parliament
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, the Hon. Captain Oswald Cawley
Oswald Cawley
Oswald Cawley , styled The Honourable from January 1918, was a British soldier and Liberal Party politician....
.
The Liberal candidate, Austin Hopkinson
Austin Hopkinson
Austin Hopkinson JP was a British industrialist and Member of Parliament for constituencies in present-day Greater Manchester who was notable for rejecting membership of political parties and sitting as an Independent member. He represented Mossley from 1918 to 1929 and 1931 to 1945...
, was returned unopposed in support of the Coalition government of prime minister
Prime minister
A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
David Lloyd George
David Lloyd George
David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor OM, PC was a British Liberal politician and statesman...
.
See also
- Prestwich by-election, January 1918Prestwich by-election, January 1918The Prestwich by-election, January 1918 was a by-election held on 31 January 1918 for the British House of Commons constituency of Prestwich in Lancashire.-Vacancy:...
- List of United Kingdom by-elections (1900–1918)