1918 Elgin Burghs by-election

UK parliamentary by-election December 2020 November 2013 The 1918 Elgin Burghs by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of the Elgin Burghs in the north-east of Scotland on 25 October 1918. Vacancy The by-election was caused by the death of the sitting Liberal MP, John Sutherland on 17 August 1918.The Times, 19 August 1918 p9 Candidates The Liberals selected Charles Barrie to succeed Sutherland.The Times, 22 October 1918 p3 The Elgin Burghs constituency was due to disappear in boundary changes at the next general election with parts of the seat being redistributed into the seat of Banffshire. Sutherland had been chosen to fight BanffshireThe Times, 19 August 1918 p9 come the next election and Barrie inherited the right to contest that seat in due course at the 1918 general election. Sutherland had represented Elgin Burghs since 1905 and by the time of the December 1910 general election, he was so entrenched in his seat that he was returned unopposed.The Times House of Commons, 1911; Politico’s Publishing 2004, p104 Sutherland bequeathed Barrie this political dominance. No other candidate came forward to contest the by-election and Barrie was therefore returned unopposed.The Times, 26 October 1918 p3 When the general election came in December 1918, Barrie was also returned unopposed for Banffshire.The Times House of Commons 1919, Politico’s Publishing, 2004 p69 Result thumb|120px|Charles Barrie 1918 Elgin Burghs by-election Liberal Party (UK) Charles Barrie Unopposed N/A N/A Liberal Party (UK) N/A See also Lists of United Kingdom by-elections United Kingdom by-election records References Elgin Burghs by-election Elgin Burghs by-election Elgin Burghs by-election, 1918 Elgin Burghs by-election, 1918 Category:Unopposed by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Scottish constituencies Elgin Burghs by-election