1912 Nottingham East by-election

UK parliamentary by-election November 2019 June 2025 The Nottingham East by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 19 April 1912. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected through the first past the post voting system. Electoral history General election December 1910: Nottingham East Conservative Party (UK) James Morrison 6,274 56.6 Liberal Party (UK) Dudley Stewart-Smith 4,804 43.4 1,470 13.2 11,078 Conservative Party (UK) Candidates June 2026thumb|120px|Dobson thumb|120px|Rees Result John David Rees held the seat for the Conservative Party.Nottingham East by-election, 1912 Conservative Party (UK) John David Rees 6,482 55.7 -0.9 Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Dobson 5,158 44.3 +0.9 1,324 11.4 -1.8 11,640 Conservative Party (UK) Aftermath A General Election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the autumn of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place. General Election 1914/15: Nottingham East Unionist Party (UK) John David Rees Labour Party (UK) Tom Proctor General election 14 December 1918: Nottingham East Unionist Party (UK) John David Rees 9,549 71.0 Labour Party (UK) Tom Proctor 2,817 20.9 New Independent (politician) Joseph N Dennis Brookes 1,083 9.1 New 6,732 50.1 13,449 Unionist Party (UK) Rees was the endorsed candidate of the Coalition Government. References Craig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org Who's Who: www.ukwhoswho.com Debrett's House of Commons 1916 Category:1912 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1912 in England Category:20th century in Nottingham Category:Elections in Nottingham Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Nottinghamshire constituencies Category:April 2012 in the United Kingdom