Houghton-le-Spring by-election, 1913
The Houghton-le-Spring 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.
Robert Cameron had been Liberal MP for Houghton-le-Spring since 1895. He died on 13 February 1913.
Cameron was elected unopposed in December 1910, however, he was opposed at the election before.
The Liberals chose a Grimsby man, Tom Wing to defend the seat. He was elected at the January 1910 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Grimsby, but lost that seat at the general election in December 1910.
The Unionists selected local barrister, Thomas Richardson as their candidate. His father had been Liberal MP for Hartlepool.
Labour intervened with an Independent Labour Party member, William House, who was sponsored by the Durham Miners' Association, for whom he had been President since 1900. House stood for the Labour Party in Bishop Auckland at the January and December 1910 general elections.
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