The 1916

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by-election for the United Kingdom constituency was held on 29 February 1916. The

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was held due to the resignation of the incumbent

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MP,

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. It was won by the

candidate Sir Owen Philipps, who had previously been a Liberal MP. Phillips was unopposed.

References

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