BRITISH BY-ELECTIONS.
PARTIES UNCHANGED. By 'Teles raDk/-Prcss ABSootaHon— OopyrlijM 1 London, March 19. The result of tho by-election for the Houghton-le-Spring Division of Durham, rendered vacant by tho death of Mr, Robert Cameron (Liberal) resulted:— Mr. Wing, Liberal ...„ 6,930 • Mr. Richardbon; Unionist ... 4,807 Mr. House, Labour 4,165 in tho contest for the Kendal seat (Westmorland), made vacant by tho death of Lieutenant-Colonel J. F. Bagot (U.), the voting was i . Colonel Weston, Unionist _ 3,2G1 W. H. Somerville, Liberal... 2,G80 Colonel Weston made compulsory training the oardinal issue of the election for the Kendal seat. He states that he will bo ablo loyally to support tho Unionists in the present Parliament, but hopes that' tho Conservatives . will accopt a Royal Commission to inquire into tho tariff question in the country, If ho is not satisfied ho will not contest;' tho seat at tlia general election.
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1704, 22 March 1913, Page 5
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