Sir Cecil Lowther was returned on Friday, May 13th, for
the Penrith and Cookermouth division in place of his brother, the late Speaker. Mr. Lowther had represented Penrith alone for thirty-two years, and the enlarged constituency since 1918, and had, of course, been re-elected without opposition since he became Speaker. As most of the electors were voting for the first time in their lives, there was a keen contest between Sir Cecil Lowther. Coalition Unionist, and Mr. Collison, Liberal, in which Government extravagance was the main issue. Sir Cecil Lowther won by 31 votes, polling 7,678 to Mr. Collison's 7,647. It is well that the public demand for a reduction of national expenditure should be emphasized. The result of the by-election had no other significance, for the present Oppo- sition would be even more addicted to spending than the present Government.
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