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1916 South Shields by-election
The South Shields by-election, 1916 was a parliamentary by-election held for the House of Commons constituency of South Shields on 18 March 1916.
Vacancy.
The by-election was caused by the death of the sitting Liberal MP Russell Rea who had held the seat since himself winning it in a by-election on 27 October 1910.
Candidates.
The Liberals selected Cecil Cochrane a 46-year-old ironmaster from Middlesbrough as their candidate. Cochrane had contested Durham for
South Shields by-election
South Shields by-election may refer to:
- 1910 South Shields by-election
- 1916 South Shields by-election
- 1918 South Shields by-election
- 2013 South Shields by-election
See also.
- South Shields (UK Parliament constituency)