The Abingdon by-election, 1916 was a parliamentary by-election held for the House of Commons constituency of Abingdon on 29 August 1916.
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Vacancy
The by-election was caused by the resignation of the Conservative MP Harold Greenwood Henderson who had held the seat since himself winning it in the January 1910 general election. Henderson had resigned on his appointment as military secretary to the Duke of Devonshire who was to become Governor General of Canada in November 1916.
Candidates
The former Member of Parliament Archie Kirkman Loyd, who had represented Abingdon from 1895 to 1906 stood unopposed as the Conservative candidate.
The result
Loyd was returned unopposed.
References
Abingdon by-election, 1916 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA