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1915 Keighley by-election

UK parliamentary by-election

UK parliamentary by-election

The 1915 Keighley by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the UK House of Commons constituency of Keighley in the West Riding of Yorkshire on 29 June 1915.

Vacancy

The by-election was caused by the appointment of the sitting Liberal MP, Stanley Buckmaster as Lord Chancellor and his consequent elevation to the peerage.

Candidates

Keighley Liberals chose Sir Swire Smith as their candidate. Smith was well known locally in business and public life. He had become a national figure through his promotion of technical education.

Result

There being no other candidates putting themselves forward Smith was returned unopposed.

References

References

  1. William Goodhart, ''Stanley Owen Buckmaster'' in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', OUP 2004-09
  2. ''Who was Who'', OUP 2007
  3. James Keighley Snowden, ''The Master Spinner'' (biography of Swire Smith), George Allen & Unwin Ltd, London, 1921 p308
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