The 1917 Rotherham by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the House of Commons constituency of Rotherham in the West Riding of Yorkshire on 5 February 1917.
Vacancy edit
The by-election was caused by the elevation to the peerage of the sitting Liberal MP, Joseph ‘Jack’ Pease.[1]
Candidates edit
The Rotherham Liberals adopted Arthur Richardson as their new candidate. Richardson had been Lib-Lab MP for Nottingham South from 1906 until January 1910.[2] Richardson immediately declared his position as being in favour of the successful prosecution of the war and the defeat of German militarism.[3]
No nominations were received from the other parties, who were apparently content to honour the wartime electoral truce and Richardson was therefore returned unopposed.[4]
The result edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Arthur Richardson | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
See also edit
- List of United Kingdom by-elections
- United Kingdom by-election records
- Rotherham by-election for contests of 1899, 1910,1976,1994 and 2012