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1917 Tamworth by-election
The
Tamworth
by-election
of
1917
was held on
23 February
1917. The by-election was held due to the
incumbent
Conservative MP
,
Francis Newdegate
,
becoming
Governor of Tasmania
. It was won by the
Conservative
candidate
Henry Wilson-Fox
who was
unopposed
due to a
War-time electoral pact
.