1908 West Carmarthenshire by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election in Wales December 2020 November 2013 The 1908 West Carmarthenshire by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of West Carmarthenshire in West Wales on 26 February 1908. Vacancy Under the provisions of the Succession to the Crown Act 1707 and a number of subsequent Acts, MPs appointed to certain ministerial and legal offices were at this time required to seek re-election.F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results, 1885-1918; Macmillan Press, 1974 pxiv The West Carmarthenshire by-election was caused by the appointment of the sitting Liberal MP, John Lloyd Morgan as Recorder of Swansea.The Times, 17 February 1908 p9 Candidates Morgan, who had held the seat since 1889, having been unopposed at the general elections of 1900 and 1906 fought the seat again but, again, there were no nominations against him and he was therefore returned unopposed.Craig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London and Basingstoke: The Macmillan Press Ltd. 9780333169032. Page 473 Result 1908 West Carmarthenshire by-election Liberal Party (UK) John Lloyd Morgan Liberal Party (UK) See also Lists of United Kingdom by-elections United Kingdom by-election records References Category:Unopposed ministerial by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Welsh constituencies West Carmarthenshire by-election West Carmarthenshire by-election Category:1900s elections in Wales Category:20th century in Carmarthenshire West Carmarthenshire by-election