▁opposed ▁to ▁a ▁contest , ▁and ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁council ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁contest ▁the ▁election . ▁Hon . ▁Thomas ▁A . ▁Br asse y ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁mentioned ▁as ▁a ▁possible ▁candidate . ▁ ▁Iss ues ▁The ▁on going ▁Second ▁Bo er ▁War ▁became ▁the ▁important ▁issue , ▁as ▁Clar ke ▁res igned ▁following ▁disag re ement ▁with ▁his ▁own ▁party ▁over ▁their ▁policy . ▁The ▁local ▁Conserv ative ▁association ▁chose ▁an ▁officer ▁bound ▁for ▁South ▁Africa ▁as ▁their ▁candidate , ▁and ▁when ▁he ▁visited ▁the ▁constitu ency , ▁Gu est ▁d uly ▁declared ▁himself ▁a ▁strong ▁supp orter ▁of ▁the ▁government . ▁ ▁Result ▁ ▁The ▁Hon . ▁I vor ▁Church ill ▁Gu est ▁won ▁the ▁election ▁uno pp osed ▁at ▁the ▁nom ination ▁meeting ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁February ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 0 0 ▁elections ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Category : 1 9 0 0 ▁in ▁England ▁Category : 1 9 th ▁century ▁in ▁P ly mouth , ▁Dev on ▁Category : F ebru ary ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁events ▁Category : E lections ▁in ▁P ly mouth , ▁Dev on ▁Category : By - e lections ▁to ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁in ▁Dev on ▁constitu encies ▁Category : U no pp osed ▁by - e lections ▁to ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁in ▁English ▁constitu encies <0x0A> </s> ▁Back ▁to ▁the ▁Who ▁Tour ▁ 5 1 ! ▁was ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 6