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1911 Hitchin by-election

UK parliamentary by-election

Field	Value
election_name	1911 Hitchin by-election
type	presidential
country	United Kingdom
previous_election	Hitchin (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1910s
previous_year	Dec. 1910
next_election	Hitchin (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1910s
next_year	1918
election_date	23 November 1911
candidate1	Cecil
image1	[[File:Lord_Robert_Cecil.jpg	85px]]
party1	Conservative Party (UK)
popular_vote1	5,542
percentage1	58.6%
candidate2	Greg
image2	[[File:Thomas_Tylston_Greg.jpg	85px]]
party2	Liberal Party (UK)
popular_vote2	3,909
percentage2	41.4%
map_size	250px
title	MP
posttitle	Subsequent MP
before_election	Alfred Peter Hillier
before_party	Conservative Party (UK)
after_election	Lord Robert Cecil
after_party	Unionist Party (UK)

The 1911 Hitchin by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 23 November 1911. The constituency returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

Vacancy

Dr Alfred Peter Hillier had been the Conservative MP for Hitchin since regaining the seat from the Liberals in January 1910. He committed suicide on 24 October 1911 in his home at 20 Eccleston Square, London, England.

Electoral history

Candidates

The new Conservative candidate was Robert Cecil who had been Conservative MP for Marylebone East until January 1910. In 1910 he unsuccessfully contested Blackburn in the January election and Wisbech in the December election. Thomas Tylston Greg, who had been the Liberal candidate last time was again chosen to contest the seat.

Result

The Conservative Party held the seat with an increased majority.

Aftermath

A General Election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the autumn of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place.

Unionist: Robert Cecil
Liberal: |reg. electors=29,820

References

Craig, F.W.S.. (1987). "Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987". Parliamentary Research Services.
Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
British parliamentary election results, 1918-1949 (Craig)

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