The Cambridge University by-election was a Parliamentary by-election. It returned two Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
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Vacancy
Samuel Butcher had been Unionist MP for the seat of Cambridge University since the 1906 General Elections. He died on 29 December 1910 at the age of 60.
Electoral history
This was a safe Conservative constituency in which challenger rarely appeared. At both the General Elections in 1910, the two Conservative candidates were returned unopposed. The last contested election was in 1906 when one of the sitting Conservative MPs stood on a platform of Free Trade in opposition to the Unionist tariff reform policies;
Candidates
Campaign
Polling took place over a five-day period from 11–16 February 1911.
Aftermath
Larmoor was re-elected at the following General Election;