The 1916

Bradford Central Bradford Central was a United Kingdom constituencies, parliamentary constituency in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, which returned one Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Ki ...

by-election was held on 21 January 1916. The

by-election A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, or a bypoll in India, is an election used to fill an office that has become vacant between general elections. A vacancy may arise as a result of an incumben ...

was held due to the death of the incumbent Liberal MP, Sir

George Scott Robertson Sir George Scott Robertson, (22 October 1852 – 1 January 1916) was a British soldier, author, and administrator who was best known for his arduous journey to the remote and rugged region of Kafiristan in what is now northeastern Afghanistan ...

. It was won by the Liberal candidate James Hill, who was unopposed.

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