1916 St George's, Hanover Square by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 The 1916 St George's, Hanover Square by-election was held on 11 January 1916. The by-election was held due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, Sir Alexander Henderson. It was won by the Unionist candidate Sir George Reid, the former Prime Minister of Australia,May 2021 who acted as a spokesman for the self-governing Dominions in supporting the war effort. He was unopposed.Craig F. W. S. https://books.google.com/books?id=ah2vCwAAQBAJ&q=British+Parliamentary+Election+Results+1885-1918 British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885–1918 1974-06-18 Macmillan Publishers 978-1-349-02298-4 London 40 en There was a history of unopposed by-elections in the constituency and the War-time electoral pact meant that the other major parties would not endorse candidates in that election. Sir George Reid was to die in 1918 triggering another unopposed by-election. 1916 by-election: St George's, Hanover Square Unionist Party (UK) George Reid Unionist Party (UK) References St George's, Hanover Square by-election St George's, Hanover Square by-election St George's, Hanover Square by-election St George's, Hanover Square,1916 Category:1910s in the City of Westminster St George's, Hanover Square,1916 Category:Unopposed by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in English constituencies