2008 Haltemprice and Howden by-election 2008 Haltemprice and Howden by-election The 2008 Haltemprice and Howden by-election was a by-election held in the United Kingdom on 10 July 2008 to elect a new Member of Parliament (MP) for constituency of Haltemprice and Howden. The by-election was triggered by the surprise and controversial resignation from the House of Commons of the sitting MP David Davis on 12 June 2008. Davis stated intention was to spark a wider public debate on the perceived erosion of civil liberties in the UK by recontesting his seat on this single issue platform, launched as the David Davis for Freedom campaign. The
New Ross (UK Parliament constituency) by-election. Tottenham resigned, causing a by-election. Dunbar's death caused a by-election. Foley resigned, causing a by-election. New Ross (UK Parliament constituency) New Ross was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency, in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament (MP). It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801. This constituency was the Parliamentary borough of New Ross in County Wexford. "The use of Roman numerals, in brackets, is to distinguish between two MPs with the same name. It is not suggested that the men were known in that way,