The by-election was caused by the appointment of the sitting LiberalMP, the Rt. Hon. Edwin Montagu as Secretary of State for India.[1] Under the Parliamentary rules of the day he had to resign and fight a by-election.
Candidatesedit
Montagu was re-selected to fight the seat by his local Liberal Association and as the wartime truce between the political parties was in operation no opposing candidate was nominated against him.
The resultedit
There being no other candidates putting themselves forward Montagu was returned unopposed.[2]
1917, chesterton, election, parliamentary, election, held, july, 1917, house, commons, constituency, chesterton, also, known, western, division, cambridgeshire, contents, vacancy, candidates, result, references, alsovacancy, editthe, election, caused, appointm. The 1917 Chesterton by election was a parliamentary by election held on 27 July 1917 for the House of Commons constituency of Chesterton also known as the Western Division of Cambridgeshire Contents 1 Vacancy 2 Candidates 3 The result 4 References 5 See alsoVacancy editThe by election was caused by the appointment of the sitting Liberal MP the Rt Hon Edwin Montagu as Secretary of State for India 1 Under the Parliamentary rules of the day he had to resign and fight a by election Candidates editMontagu was re selected to fight the seat by his local Liberal Association and as the wartime truce between the political parties was in operation no opposing candidate was nominated against him The result editThere being no other candidates putting themselves forward Montagu was returned unopposed 2 Chesterton by election 1917 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Edwin Samuel Montagu Unopposed N A N ALiberal hold Swing N AReferences edit Chandrika Kaul Edwin Samuel Montagu in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online 2004 11 F W S Craig British Parliamentary Election Results 1885 1918 Macmillan Press 1974 p227See also editList of United Kingdom by elections United Kingdom by election records 1916 Chesterton by election 1915 Chesterton by election Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1917 Chesterton by election amp oldid 1186920682, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
