Westminster Abbey by-election, 1932
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The Westminster Abbey by-election, 1932 was a parliamentary by-election
held on 12 July 1932 for the British House of Commons constituency
of Westminster Abbey in London
. The seat had become vacant when the Conservative
Member of Parliament
(MP) Otho Nicholson
resigned
from the Commons by becoming the Steward of the Manor of Northstead
on 4 July 1932. He had held the seat since a 1924 by-election
. The Conservative candidate, Sidney Herbert
, previously MP for Scarborough and Whitby, was returned unopposed and remained the seat's MP until his death in 1939 when a further by-election
was held.
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
held on 12 July 1932 for the British House of Commons 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 Westminster Abbey in London
London
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. The seat had become vacant when 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...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) Otho Nicholson
Otho Nicholson
Otho William Nicholson was a British politician. He was a Conservative Member of Parliament from 1924 to 1932....
resigned
Resignation from the British House of Commons
Members of Parliament sitting in the House of Commons in the United Kingdom are technically forbidden to resign. To circumvent this prohibition, a legal fiction is used...
from the Commons by becoming the Steward of the Manor of Northstead
Manor of Northstead
The Manor of Northstead was once a collection of fields and farms in the parish of Scalby in the North Riding of Yorkshire in England. By 1600, the manor house had fallen into disrepair and was occupied only by a shepherd. At present the Manor is part of the Barrowcliff area of the town of...
on 4 July 1932. He had held the seat since a 1924 by-election
Westminster Abbey by-election, 1924
The Westminster Abbey by-election, 1924 was a parliamentary by-election held on 19 March 1924 for the British House of Commons constituency of Westminster Abbey in London. The seat had become vacant when the Conservative Member of Parliament John Nicholson had died on 21 February 1924. Nicholson...
. The Conservative candidate, Sidney Herbert
Sir Sidney Herbert, 1st Baronet
Sir Sidney Herbert, 1st Baronet was a British Conservative Party politician. He served as a Member of Parliament from 1922 to 1931 and 1932 to 1939....
, previously MP for Scarborough and Whitby, was returned unopposed and remained the seat's MP until his death in 1939 when a further by-election
Westminster Abbey by-election, 1939
The Westminster Abbey by-election, 1939 was a parliamentary by-election held on 17 May 1939 for the British House of Commons constituency of Westminster Abbey in London. The seat had become vacant when the Conservative Member of Parliament Sir Sidney Herbert, Bt. had died on 22 March 1939. Herbert...
was held.