The war-time electoral pact was an electoral pact established by the member parties of the UK coalition governments in the
First World War, and re-established in the
Second World War. Under the pact, in the event of a
by-election only the party which previously held the seat would nominate a candidate, and the other coalition parties would stand aside.
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British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918
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This led to a number of
unopposed by-elections as well as strong showings and surprise victories by
third party candidates.
The 1914 to 1918 truce was officially broken in June 1918 when the
Labour Party decided that the truce should no longer be recognised, although no Labour candidates were nominated before the
1918 General Election.
References
Elections in the United Kingdom
Political history of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom in World War I
United Kingdom home front during World War II
Politics of World War I
Politics of World War II
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