1913 Flint Boroughs by-election
The Flint Boroughs by-election was a Parliamentary by-election. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
Vacancy
James Summers who had been Liberal MP for Flint Boroughs since January 1910, died on 1 January 1913.
Previous result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Woolley Summers | 2,098 | 56.9 | +1.4 | |
| Conservative | Henry Richard Lloyd Howard | 1,589 | 43.1 | -1.4 | |
| Majority | 509 | 13.8 | +2.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,687 | 90.8 | -4.6 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.4 | |||
Candidates
The Liberals selected Thomas Parry to defend the seat. The constituency included Parry’s home town of Mold where he was a prominent lawyer.
Campaign
The Liberals had held the seat since gaining it from the Conservatives in 1847.
Result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Thomas Henry Parry | 2,152 | 52.6 | -4.3 | |
| Unionist | J. Hamlet Roberts | 1,941 | 47.4 | +4.3 | |
| Majority | 211 | 5.2 | -8.6 | ||
| Turnout | 4,093 | 94.1 | +3.3 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -4.3 | |||
Aftermath
A General Election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the summer of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Thomas Henry Parry | ||||
| Unionist | |||||
The constituency disappeared in boundary changes in 1918 so Parry transferred to the county seat of Flintshire. Parry received the coalition government coupon at the 1918 general election and was returned unopposed [1]
References
- The Constitutional Year Book, National Unionist Association of Conservative and Liberal Unionist Organizations, Conservative Central Office, 1929, p 262
- Craig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan.
- Who's Who: www.ukwhoswho.com
- Debrett's House of Commons 1916