The Kingston upon Hull Central by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 5 July 1911. It returned one

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(MP) to the House of Commons of the

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, elected by the

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voting system.

Vacancy

Seymour King the Conservative MP since 1885 was unseated on petition on 1 June 1911.

Electoral history

The Candidates

Mark Sykes Colonel Sir Tatton Benvenuto Mark Sykes, 6th Baronet (16 March 1879 – 16 February 1919) was an English traveller, Conservative Party politician, and diplomatic advisor, particularly with regard to the Middle East at the time of the First Wo ...

was chosen as the new Conservative candidate to defend the seat. He had contested unsuccessfully, the

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seat in Yorkshire at both 1910 general elections. *The Liberals re-selected

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, their candidate here from the last election.

The Result

Aftermath

A general election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the autumn of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place. *Unionist Party:

*Liberal Party: *Sykes was the endorsed candidate of the Coalition Government.

References

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