East Carmarthenshire by-election, 1890

The East Carmarthenshire by-election, 1890 was a parliamentary by-election held for the House of Commons constituency of East Carmarthenshire in West Wales in August 1890.

Vacancy

The vacancy resulted from the death of the sitting member, David Pugh, who had held the seat since it was formed in 1885.

Candidates

David Pugh had announced his intention not to seek re-election some weeks before his death.[1] Therefore moves to select a new candidate were already in place when the vacancy occurred. On July, delegates from the various branches of the Liberal Party on the division met at Llandeilo and it was decided that a series of meetings would be held throughout the constituency to allow the electors to hear the candidates.[2]

Abel Thomas was selected as Liberal candidate after a tough contest with other candidates. However, no Conservative came forward and Thomas was therefore returned unopposed. [3]

The result

East Carmarthenshire by-election, 1890
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Abel Thomas Unopposed N/A N/A
Liberal hold Swing N/A

References

  1. ↑ "East Carmarthenshire". Carmarthen Journal. 27 June 1890. p. 5. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "The Vacancy in East Carmarthenshire". Carmarthen Journal. 25 July 1890. p. 3. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  3. ↑ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results, 1885-1918; Macmillan Press, 1974

See also

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