List of United Kingdom by-elections (1918–1931)
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This is a list of parliamentary by-elections in the United Kingdom held between 1918 and 1931, with the names of the incumbent and the victor and of their respective parties. Where a seat was held by a different political party after the election, the result is highlighted: red for a Labour gain, blue for a Conservative gain, orange for a Liberal gain, and grey for any other gain. A total of 233 by-elections were held during this period.
Resignations
See Resignation from the British House of Commons for more details.
Where the cause of by-election is given as "resignation" or "sought re-election", this indicates that the incumbent was appointed on his or her own request to an "office of profit under the Crown", either the Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds or the Steward of the Manor of Northstead. These appointments are made as a constitutional device for leaving the House of Commons, whose Members are not permitted to resign.
Ministerial by-elections
The Succession to the Crown Act 1707 required ministers to seek re-election to the House of Commons on their appointment to office. The Re-Election of Ministers Act 1919 ended the necessity to seek re-election within nine months of a general election, and the Re-Election of Ministers Act (1919) Amendment Act 1926 ended the practice in all other cases.
By-elections
References
List of MPs since 1660
Craig, F.W.S. Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987.
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