1916 Abingdon by-election

The 1916 Abingdon by-election, was a parliamentary by-election held for the House of Commons constituency of Abingdon on 29 August 1916.

Vacancy
The by-election was caused by the resignation of the Conservative MP Harold Henderson who had held the seat since 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 Loyd, who had represented Abingdon from 1895 to 1906, stood unopposed as the Conservative candidate.

The result
Loyd was returned unopposed.