1911 Arfon by-election

By-election in the United Kingdom November 2020 March 2022 The 1911 Arfon by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 11 February 1911 for the Arfon division in Caernarvonshire in North Wales, a constituency of the British House of Commons. It was the first by-election to be held after the December 1910 general election. The by-election was held because the sitting Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) William Jones had been appointed as a Junior Lord of the Treasury in H. H. Asquith's Liberal government, and until the 1920s MPs appointed to positions in government had to seek re-election. Jones had held the seat since the 1895 general election, and at the by-election he was re-elected unopposed.Carnavonshire (Arfon) Dublin Daily Express 13 February 1911 http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001384/19110213/163/0010 British Newspaper Archive subscription Jones died in 1915, triggering another by-election 1911 Arfon by-electionCraig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London and Basingstoke: The Macmillan Press Ltd. 9780333169032. Page 469 Liberal Party (UK) William Jones Liberal Party (UK) References Sources Craig F. W. S. F. W. S. Craig British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 1974 2nd 1989 Parliamentary Research Services Chichester 0-900178-27-2 469 March 2012 Category:1911 in Wales Category:1910s elections in Wales Category:1911 elections in the United Kingdom Category:Politics of Caernarfonshire Category:History of Caernarfonshire Category:Unopposed ministerial by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Welsh constituencies Category:February 1911 in the United Kingdom