1902 Orkney and Shetland by-election

[1] The constituency returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.Leaving the Liberal Unionist Party, he cited Government policy on the army, the Education Bill and the Irish land question.[2] He faced criticism from the Unionists in his constituency and following pressure, he resigned his seat on 7 October 1902 to contest the subsequent by-election.Then the seat was surprisingly gained by Wason; albeit with a narrow majority of forty votes, standing as a Liberal Unionist in 1900.Immediately following his re-election, Wason re-took the Liberal Party whip in the House of Commons.

Cathcart Wason in 1902 outside the Houses of Parliament

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