1906 East Aberdeenshire by-election

UK parliamentary by-election December 2020 November 2013 The East Aberdeenshire, by-election 1906 was a parliamentary by-election held for the UK House of Commons constituency of East Aberdeenshire in the County of Aberdeen in Scotland on 28 February 1906. Vacancy The by-election was caused by the death of the sitting Liberal MP, James Annand on 6 February 1906.Who Was Who, OUP online, 2007 Annand had been an MP for only a few days and died before he had an opportunity to take his seat, so becoming one of the shortest-serving MPs in history. Candidates The Liberals chose James Murray of Aberdeen, a 55-year-old art collector who was Chairman of the Aberdeen Art Gallery, as their candidate.The Times, 19 February 1906 p9 The Unionists met on 24 February and decided not to stand a candidate. Annand's opponent at the 1906 general election, the Liberal Unionist, Archibald White Maconochie, who had been the local MP from 1900 till 1906, declined to stand again and the Unionists felt it was inadvisable to bring a stranger into the constituency at short notice after their recent defeat.The Times, 26 February 1906 p7 The result There being no other candidates putting themselves forward Murray was returned unopposed.F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results, 1885-1918; Macmillan Press, 1974 p525 He held his seat until January 1910 United Kingdom general election when he stood down from Parliament. East Aberdeenshire by-election, 1906 Liberal Party (UK) James Murray Unopposed N/A N/A Liberal Party (UK) N/A See also Lists of United Kingdom by-elections United Kingdom by-election records References Category:Unopposed by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Scottish constituencies Category:Politics of Aberdeenshire East Aberdeenshire by-election Category:20th century in Aberdeenshire East Aberdeenshire by-election East Aberdeenshire by-election Category:1900s elections in Scotland