St Pancras West
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885-1918
St Pancras West was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election and abolished for the 1918 general election.
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Elections in the 1880s
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Elections in the 1910s
General election 1914–15:
Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected:
Unionist: Felix Cassel
Liberal: James H. Scott
Felix Cassel's resignation on becoming a Judge Advocate General of the Armed Forces required a by-election.
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