1906 Eifion by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 May 2022 The 1906 Eifion by-election was held on 5 June 1906. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Liberal MP, John Bryn Roberts to become a county court judge.http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20080607022521/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm 7 June 2008 House of Commons dead It was won by the Liberal candidate Ellis William Davies. Roberts' decision to resign in 1906 and accept the offer of the County Court Judgeship has been seen by some as an escape from the coming radical Liberal politics with which he found little favour.J. Gwynn Williams, The University College of North Wales: Foundations, 1884-1927; University of Wales Press, 1985 p42 1906 Eifion by-electionCraig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London and Basingstoke: The Macmillan Press Ltd. 9780333169032. Page 470 Liberal Party (UK) Ellis William Davies Liberal Party (UK) References Category:1906 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1906 in Wales Category:1900s elections in Wales Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Welsh constituencies Category:Politics of Caernarfonshire Category:Unopposed by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom