1895 Liverpool East Toxteth by-election
The 1895 Liverpool East Toxteth by-election was a parliamentary by-election held in England on 29 November 1895 for the British House of Commons constituency of Liverpool East Toxteth.
Vacancy
[edit]On 14 November the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), Baron Henry de Worms was ennobled as Baron Pirbright.[1][2] His previous title was as a Hereditary Baron of the Austrian Empire, but his British peerage gave him a seat in the House of Lords, and automatically disqualified him from the Commons.
Candidates
[edit]The Conservatives selected as their candidate Augustus Frederick Warr, a local solicitor[3] working in the field of commercial law.[4] Warr was a Liverpool City Councillor and a former President of the Liverpool Law Society.[4] His father, who died later that year, had been the vicar of St Saviour's Church in Liverpool.[5]
Result
[edit]The writ was received on 26 November, and Friday 29 November was set as nomination day, with polling on Tuesday 3 December.[6]
However, at the close of nominations on Friday, Warr was the only candidate, so he was returned unopposed without any need for a vote.[4][7][8]
Aftermath
[edit]Warr was re-elected unopposed at the next general election, in 1900.[7] He resigned his seat in October 1902,[9] and died in 1908.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "No. 26680". The London Gazette. 15 November 1895. p. 6182.
- ^ "Court Circular". The Times. 15 October 1895. p. 3. Retrieved 8 September 2012.(subscription required)
- ^ "Index". The Times. 30 November 1897. p. 9. Retrieved 8 September 2012.(subscription required)
- ^ a b c "Election Intelligence: Liverpool (East Toxteth division)". The Times. 30 November 1895. p. 11, column 4. Retrieved 8 September 2012.(subscription required)
- ^ "Obituary: Canon George Winter Warr". The Times. 31 December 1895. p. 4, col B. Retrieved 8 September 2012.(subscription required)
- ^ "Court Circular". The Times. 27 November 1895. p. 5. Retrieved 8 September 2012.(subscription required)
- ^ a b Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1989]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 139. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- ^ The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 170 (194 in web page)
- ^ "Election Intelligence. Liverpool (East Toxteth Division)". The Times. 29 October 1902. p. 8. Retrieved 8 September 2012.(subscription required)
- ^ "Obituary. Augustus Frederick Warr". The Times. 26 March 1908. p. 8. Retrieved 8 September 2012.(subscription required)