1917 Rotherham by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 thumb|Jack Pease The 1917 Rotherham by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the UK House of Commons constituency of Rotherham in the West Riding of Yorkshire on 5 February 1917. Vacancy The by-election was caused by the elevation to the peerage of the sitting Liberal MP, Joseph ‘Jack’ Pease.The Times, 22 December 1916 p8 Candidates thumb|left|Arthur Richardson, circa 1905 The Rotherham Liberals adopted Arthur Richardson as their new candidate. Richardson had been Lib-Lab MP for Nottingham South from 1906 until January 1910.The Times, 1 January 1917 p5 Richardson immediately declared his position as being in favour of the successful prosecution of the war and the defeat of German militarism.The Times, 1 January 1917 p5 No nominations were received from the other parties, who were apparently content to honour the wartime electoral truce and Richardson was therefore returned unopposed.F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results, 1885-1918; Macmillan Press, 1974 p445 Result Rotherham by-election, 1917 Liberal Party (UK) Arthur Richardson Unopposed N/A N/A Liberal Party (UK) See also List of United Kingdom by-elections United Kingdom by-election records Rotherham by-election for contests of 1899, 1910, 1976, 1994 and 2012 References Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in South Yorkshire constituencies Category:Unopposed by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in English constituencies Category:Elections in Rotherham Rotherham by-election Rotherham by-election Rotherham by-election, 1917 Rotherham by-election