1917 Wisbech by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 The 1917 Wisbech by-election was a by-election held on 14 December 1917 for the British House of Commons constituency of Wisbech in Cambridgeshire. Vacancy thumb|100px|Neil Primrose The election was caused by the death of sitting Liberal MP, the Hon. Neil Primrose MC, the son of the former Liberal prime minister Lord Rosebery on 15 November 1917.The Times, 19 November 1917 p6 Primrose died of wounds received in battle at Gezer during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign. Candidates The Liberals selected Colin Coote, a serving officer in the Gloucestershire RegimentThe Times, 19 November 1917 p6 who was granted leave to contest the election.Lord Deedes, (rev) in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online, 2004-10 Being their partners in the coalition government of David Lloyd George, the Unionists also supported Coote’s nomination and no other candidates came forward. Result Accordingly, Coote was returned unopposed. At 24 years of age, he was one of the youngest members of the House. thumb|120px|Colin Coote Wisbech by-election, December 1917: Wisbech Coalition Liberal Colin Coote Unopposed N/A N/A Coalition Liberal References 2 See also List of United Kingdom by-elections (1900–1918) Category:1917 in England Category:1917 elections in the United Kingdom Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Cambridgeshire constituencies Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Norfolk constituencies Category:Unopposed by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom Category:20th century in Cambridgeshire