1906 Westbury by-election

The by-election was caused by the resignation of the sitting Liberal MP, John Fuller.Fuller had been appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, one of the formal titles held by government Whips[1] and under the Parliamentary rules of the day had to resign and fight a by-election.There being no other candidates putting themselves forward Fuller was returned unopposed.[2] He held his seat until 1911 when he resigned to take up appointment as Governor of Victoria in Australia.This article about a by-election to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in England is a stub.
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