The

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by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 11 November 1913. The constituency returned one

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(MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the

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voting system.

Vacancy

The incumbent, Sir Stanley Buckmaster, had been elected for the constituency in the 1911 Keighley by-election. He was required to fight another by-election on his appointment as

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Previous result

Candidates

Stanley Buckmaster Henry Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles - 30-year old heir to the

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, whose peerage he succeeded to in 1929, and future husband of Mary, Princess Royal.

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- local trade unionist member of local

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who was endorsed by the national Labour Party.

Result

Aftermath

A General Election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the summer of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place. *The Yorkshire branch of the Independent Labour Party were keen to run a candidate. Another by-election occurred in Keighley in 1915 when Buckmaster accepted a seat in the House of Lords.

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 {{By-elections to the 30th UK Parliament 1913 in England 1913 elections in the United Kingdom Keighley By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Bradford constituencies 1910s in Yorkshire