1912 Nottingham East by-election

The Nottingham East by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 19 April 1912. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected through the first past the post voting system.

## Electoral history

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General election December 1910: Nottingham East  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | James Morrison | 6,274  | 56.6  |
| Liberal | Dudley Stewart-Smith | 4,804  | 43.4  |
Majority  | 1,470  | 13.2  |
Turnout | 11,078  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

## Candidates

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Dobson

## Result

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John David Rees held the seat for the Conservative Party.

Rees Nottingham East by-election, 1912  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John David Rees | 6,482  | 55.7  | −0.9
| Liberal | Thomas Dobson | 5,158  | 44.3  | +0.9
Majority  | 1,324  | 11.4  | −1.8
Turnout | 11,640  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

## Aftermath

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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.

General Election 1914/15: Nottingham East  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | John David Rees |  |  |
| Labour | Tom Proctor |  |  |
General election 14 December 1918: Nottingham East  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | John David Rees | 9,549  | 71.0  |
| Labour | Tom Proctor | 2,817  | 20.9  | New
| Independent | Joseph N Dennis Brookes  | 1,083  | 9.1  | New
Majority  | 6,732  | 50.1  |
Turnout | 13,449  |  |
| Unionist hold | Swing |  |

* Rees was the endorsed candidate of the Coalition Government.

## References

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1. Craig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan.
2. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org
3. Who's Who: www.ukwhoswho.com
4. Debrett's House of Commons 1916

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