1911 Bristol East by-election

By-election in the United Kingdom April 2022 The 1911 Bristol East by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 3 November 1911.Craig F.W.S. 1987 Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987 Chichester Parliamentary Research Services 106 The constituency returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system. Vacancy Rt Hon. Charles Hobhouse had been Liberal MP for Bristol East since 1900. In October 1911 he was made a member of Asquith's cabinet as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and in accordance with the practice at the time, was required to resign his seat and seek re-election.Who's Who: www.ukwhoswho.com Electoral history General election December 1910: Bristol EastCraig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 Electorate 14,938 Liberal Party (UK) Charles Hobhouse 7,229 62.9 +10.9 Conservative Party (UK) Patrick Hannon 4,263 37.1 +6.3 2,966 25.8 +4.6 11,492 76.9 -10.0 Liberal Party (UK) -2.3 Candidates Given that this seat had been Liberal since it was created in 1885, it was not surprising that the Conservatives did not contest the seat. Walter Moore stood as an Independent. Result There was a collapse in voter turnout, perhaps due to the absence of an official Unionist candidate. Despite this, the Liberal share of the vote remained static; By-Election 3 November 1911: Bristol EastCraig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 Electorate 14,951 Liberal Party (UK) Charles Hobhouse 4,913 62.8 -0.1 Independent (politician) Walter Moore 2,913 37.2 New 2,000 25.6 -0.2 7,826 52.3 -24.6 Liberal Party (UK) N/A Aftermath A General Election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the autumn of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election; Liberal Party: Charles Hobhouse Independent Labour Party: Walter Ayles Due to the outbreak of war, the election did not take place until 1918; General election 14 December 1918: Bristol EastCraig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 Electorate 33,679 Coalition Liberal *George Bryant Britton 9,434 49.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) Luke H Bateman 8,135 42.8 New Liberal Party (UK) Charles Hobhouse 1,447 7.6 -55.2 1,299 6.8 N/A 19,016 56.5 +4.2 Coalition Liberal Liberal Party (UK) Britton was the endorsed candidate of the Coalition Government. References Category:1911 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1911 in England East Category:Ministerial by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom Category:20th century in Bristol Category:November 1911 in the United Kingdom