1893 Swansea District by-election

UK parliamentary by-election in Wales May 2022 May 2022 The 1893 Swansea District by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 19 June 1893 for the UK House of Commons constituency of Swansea District in Glamorgan in South Wales. Vacancy The by-election was triggered by the elevation to the peerage of the sitting Liberal MP, Henry Vivian. Candidates The only candidate nominated was local businessman William Williams, the founder and manager of the Worcester Tinplate Works.http://www.archiveswales.org.uk/anw/get_collection.php?coll_id=77959&inst_id=34&term=Upper%20Forest%20%26%20Worcester%20Steel%20and%20Tinplate%20Works%20Ltd Upper Forest & Worcester Steel and Tinplate Works Ltd, Morriston Archives Wales West Glamorgan Archives Service 5 September 2011 He was thus elected unopposed. 1893 Swansea District by-electionCraig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London and Basingstoke: The Macmillan Press Ltd. 9780333169032. Page 462 Result Liberal Party (UK) William Williams Liberal Party (UK) References Category:1893 elections in the United Kingdom Category:Elections in Swansea Category:1893 in Wales Category:1890s elections in Wales Category:19th century in Swansea Category:June 1893 in the United Kingdom Category:History of Glamorgan Category:Unopposed by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Welsh constituencies