1916 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election
The 1916 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election was a by-election held on 23 December 1916 for the British House of Commons constituency of Ashton-under-Lyne.
Summary
[edit]The Conservative Albert Stanley was the only candidate nominated and was therefore declared elected unopposed.[1]
In exchange for his cession of the Conservative seat, the town's Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) Sir Max Aitken was elevated to the peerage as Baron Beaverbrook.
See also
[edit]- List of United Kingdom by-elections
- Ashton-under-Lyne constituency
- 1920 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election
- 1928 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election
- 1931 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election
- 1939 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election
- 1945 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election
References
[edit]- ^ "The New Ministers - Sir A Stanley and Mr Fisher Returned". The Times (41359): 3. 26 December 1916. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
Categories:
- 1916 elections in the United Kingdom
- 1916 in England
- 1910s in Lancashire
- Unopposed by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in English constituencies
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Lancashire constituencies
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Greater Manchester constituencies
- December 1916 events