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(MP) Richard Chaloner had taken the post of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds on 18 June 1917, thus effectively resigning from the Commons. Five days later, Chaloner was created

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. He had been MP from Liverpool Abercromby since the January 1910 general election. The Conservative candidate,

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held the seat for the party. He remained the constituency's MP until the seat was abolished for the 1918 general election. Neither the Labour Party or

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stood, and the Conservatives' only opponent was the

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Result

References

* *''British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918'', compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1974) *''Minor Parties at British Parliamentary Elections 1885-1974'', compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1975) 1917 elections in the United Kingdom 1917 in England June 1917 events 1910s in Liverpool Abercromby, 1917 {{England-UK-Parl-by-election-stub