1916_Berwick-upon-Tweed_by-election

1916 Berwick-upon-Tweed by-election

1916 Berwick-upon-Tweed by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election


The 1916 Berwick-upon-Tweed by-election was held on 16 August 1916. The by-election was held due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Liberal MP, Sir Edward Grey.

It was won by the Liberal candidate Sir Francis Blake.[1] Blake was unopposed by Conservative or Labour candidates due to a war time electoral truce where the three main parties would not put up candidates against one another. This meant that Blake was sometimes referred to as a "Coalitionist".[2] The unsuccessful candidate, Dr Arthur Turnbull, stood as an Independent, though one source has described him as an Independent Liberal.[3]

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References

  1. "House of Commons". leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "Papers Past Dominion 19 August 1916 BERWICK BY-ELECTION". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  3. "19 Aug 1916 - BERWICK BY-ELECTION. London, Aug. 17". trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  4. British parliamentary election results, 1885–1918 by FWS Craig



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