1917 Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities by-election
The 1917 Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities by-election was held on 10 August 1917. The by-election was held due to the incumbent Conservative MP, Sir Christopher Johnston, becoming a Senator of the College of Justice. It was won by the Conservative candidate Watson Cheyne,[1] who was unopposed due to a War-time electoral pact.
At a meeting of the electors on 10 August 1917, Sir William Watson Cheyne, Professor of Clinical Surgery at King's College, London, was elected in place of Sir Christopher Nicholson Johnston KC, who has been appointed to judicial office.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page". www.leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008.
- ^ The Times, 11 August 1917
   | This article about a by-election to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Scotland is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- 1917 elections in the United Kingdom
- 1917 in Scotland
- 1910s elections in Scotland
- August 1917 events
- 1910s in Edinburgh
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Edinburgh constituencies
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities
- Unopposed by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Scottish constituencies
- History of the University of Edinburgh
- University of St Andrews
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Scottish constituency stubs