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1911 Barnstaple by-election
UK parliamentary by-election
UK parliamentary by-election
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1911 Barnstaple by-election | |
| type | presidential | |
| country | United Kingdom | |
| previous_election | Barnstaple (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1910s | |
| previous_year | Dec. 1910 | |
| next_election | Barnstaple (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1910s | |
| next_year | 1918 | |
| election_date | 6 May 1911 | |
| candidate1 | Baring | |
| image1 | [[File:1911_Godfrey_Baring.jpg | 85px]] |
| party1 | Liberal Party (UK) | |
| popular_vote1 | 6,239 | |
| percentage1 | 52.0% | |
| candidate2 | Parker | |
| image2 | [[File:Charles_Sandbach_Parker.jpg | 85px]] |
| party2 | Liberal Unionist Party | |
| popular_vote2 | 5,751 | |
| percentage2 | 48.0% | |
| map_size | 250px | |
| title | MP | |
| posttitle | Subsequent MP | |
| before_election | Ernest Soares | |
| before_party | Liberal Party (UK) | |
| after_election | Tudor Rees | |
| after_party | Liberal Party (UK) |
The 1911 Barnstaple by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 6 May 1911. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
Previous result
Candidates
The Liberal candidate was Sir Godfrey Baring, a 40-year-old Eton educated former Liberal MP from the Isle of Wight. He had sat for the Isle of Wight from 1906 until his defeat in January 1910. At the December 1910 general election he had contested Devonport . He was the chairman of the Isle of Wight County Council.
The Unionist candidate was Charles Sandbach Parker, an Ayrshire-based 47-year-old Chairman and Managing Director of Demerara Co. who had been educated at Eton and Oxford. He had contested Barnstaple at the December 1910 general election.
Result
The Liberal Party held the seat.
Aftermath
Baring chose not to defend his seat and instead sought re-election for his old Isle of Wight seat.
References
- Craig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan.
- Who's Who: www.ukwhoswho.com
- Debrett's House of Commons 1916
References
- Craig, F.W.S.. (1987). "Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987". Parliamentary Research Services.
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