1924 Dover by-election

UK parliamentary by-election March 2018 March 2018 The 1924 Dover by-election was held on 12 March 1924, but only one candidate, the incumbent Conservative MP, John Jacob Astor, was nominated and so was returned unopposed. Astor had been most recently elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom in the general election on 6 December 1923 but had not yet taken the oath of allegiance, required by the Parliamentary Oaths Act 1866 to be taken after each election. Speaking or voting in the House before taking the oath meant that not only would the Member be fined £500, their seat would also be vacated "as if he were dead", so prompting a by-election.Michael Everett Danielle Nash The Parliamentary Oath (CBP7515) https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7515/CBP-7515.pdf House of Commons Library 26 February 2016 On 4 March, as Astor explained in a letter to his local newspaper, he inadvertently walked through the division lobby to vote whilst engaged in conversation with fellow MPs.Prospects of a Dover Election Parliament 7 March 1924 7 G Accordingly, the Speaker issued a warrant for a writ for a new election on 6 March.HC 6 March 1924 1563 The by-election was held on 12 March as only one candidate, Astor, was nominated.https://books.google.com/books?id=wX77AQAAQBAJ&q=1924+Dover+by-election&pg=PT58 9781134225491 58 Google books By-Elections in British Politics Cook Dr Chris Cook Chris Ramsden John 5 November 2013 Taylor & Francis Astor took the oath the next day.13th March Journal of the House of Commons 1924 179 89 This was the most recent time a by-election has been caused by a Member speaking or voting before taking the oath. References Category:1924 in England Category:History of Dover, Kent Category:1924 elections in the United Kingdom Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Kent constituencies Category:Unopposed by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom Category:1920s in Kent Category:March 1924 in the United Kingdom