2008 Haltemprice and Howden by-election that if elected he would refuse to take the oath of allegiance to the Queen in order to take up his seat. He opted to declare neither a party affiliation nor "Independent", so appeared on the ballot paper with no party label. Icke told the VoteWise website he had "no politics", and David Davis had a "lot he doesn't yet see". Nick Clegg, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, announced that his party would not field a candidate in the by-election as the issue of civil liberties transcended party politics and the Liberal Democrats supported Davis's position on the issue,
Midhurst (UK Parliament constituency) of the Chiltern Hundreds in order to contest a by-election at Antrim, causing a by-election. Walpole was appointed Home Secretary, requiring a by-election. Walpole resigned, causing a by-election. Warren resigned after being appointed a Master in Lunacy, requiring a by-election. Perceval succeeded to the peerage, becoming Earl of Egmont, and causing a by-election. Midhurst (UK Parliament constituency) Midhurst was a parliamentary borough in Sussex, which elected two Members of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons from 1311 until 1832, and then one member from 1832 until 1885, when the constituency was abolished. Before the Great Reform Act of 1832,