Cheltenham by-election, 1911
The Cheltenham by-election was a Parliamentary by-election. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
Previous result

Richard Mathias
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Richard Mathias | 3,846 | |||
Liberal Unionist | Viscount Duncannon | 3,753 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | ||||
Result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Tynte Agg-Gardner | 4,043 | |||
Liberal | Lewis Mathias | 4,039 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | James Tynte Agg-Gardner | ||||
Liberal | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Sir James Tynte Agg-Gardner | 9,602 | 60.3 | ||
Liberal | Dr Richard Davies | 6,317 | 39.7 | ||
Majority | 3,285 | 20.6 | |||
Turnout | 68.6 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
- Agg-Gardner was officially supported by the Coalition Government.
References
- Craig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan.
- Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org
- Who's Who: www.ukwhoswho.com
- Debrett's House of Commons 1916
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