1916 Rotherham by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 thumb|Jack Pease The 1916 Rotherham by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 26 January 1916.Craig F.W.S. 1987 Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987 Chichester Parliamentary Research Services 111 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. Jack Pease had been Liberal MP for the seat of Rotherham since the 1910 Rotherham by-election. In 1916, he was appointed Postmaster General, an office of profit under the Crown and therefore required to seek re-election. Electoral history This was a safe Liberal seat and at the last General Election, Pease was re-elected comfortably; General election December 1910: RotherhamBritish parliamentary election results 1885-1918 by Craig, F. W. S. Electorate Liberal Party (UK) Jack Pease 9,385 67.5 -4.9 Conservative Party (UK) J. H. Dransfield 4,511 32.5 +4.9 4,874 35.0 -9.8 13,896 67.8 -14.7 Liberal Party (UK) -4.9 Result Due to the war-time electoral truce between the main parties, Pease did not face a Unionist or Labour Party opponent. He was returned unopposed. Aftermath Pease was made Baron Gainford in 1917 which resulted in the 1917 Rotherham by-election. References Category:1916 in England Category:1916 elections in the United Kingdom Category:Elections in Rotherham Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in South Yorkshire constituencies Category:1910s in Yorkshire Category:January 1916 in the United Kingdom