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1911 Hitchin by-election

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Candidate Cecil Greg Party Conservative Liberal Popular vote 5,542 3,909 Percentage 58.6% 41.4%

MP before election Alfred Peter Hillier Conservative Subsequent MP Lord Robert Cecil Unionist

The 1911 Hitchin by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 23 November 1911. The constituency returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

Vacancy

Dr Alfred Peter Hillier had been the Conservative MP for Hitchin since regaining the seat from the Liberals in January 1910. He committed suicide on 24 October 1911 in his home at 20 Eccleston Square, London, England.

Electoral history

Candidates

The new Conservative candidate was Robert Cecil who had been Conservative MP for Marylebone East until January 1910. In 1910 he unsuccessfully contested Blackburn in the January election and Wisbech in the December election. Thomas Tylston Greg, who had been the Liberal candidate last time was again chosen to contest the seat.

Result

The Conservative Party held the seat with an increased majority.

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.

• Unionist: Robert Cecil
• Liberal:

References

1. Craig, F.W.S. (1987). Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987. Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 106.
2. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
3. British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
4. British parliamentary election results, 1918-1949 (Craig)

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