1902 East Worcestershire by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 The 1902 East Worcestershire by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the UK House of Commons constituency of East Worcestershire on 15 August 1902.Election intelligence 16 August 1902 8 36848 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 by-election in East Worcestershire was caused by the appointment on 8 August 1902 of the sitting Liberal Unionist MP, Austen Chamberlain as Postmaster General.David Dutton, Sir (Joseph) Austen Chamberlain in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online; 2004-13 Candidates Chamberlain, who had held the seat since being returned unopposed at a by-election on 30 March 1892 was selected to defend his seat in the Liberal Unionist interest. The Liberal Party in the constituency had not been active for some years at Parliamentary level. Chamberlain had not been opposed at the general elections of 1895 or 1900. The Liberals had no candidate in the field and it was not expected that any other hopefuls would enter the fray.The Times, 9 August 1902 p5 Result There being no other nominations, Chamberlain was therefore returned unopposed on 15 August 1902.F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results, 1885-1918; Macmillan Press, 1974 p421The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 155 (179 in web page)27466 19 August 1902 5398 The nomination took place at Bromsgrove Town Hall with Chamberlain present, and after the election he addressed the assembled crowd, thanking them for confidence and support. East Worcestershire by-election, 1902 Liberal Unionist Party Austen Chamberlain Unopposed N/A N/A Liberal Unionist Party References See also List of United Kingdom by-elections United Kingdom by-election records Category:1902 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1902 in England Category:August 1902 in the United Kingdom Category:20th century in Worcestershire Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Worcestershire constituencies Category:Unopposed ministerial by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in English constituencies