: T ai wan ese ▁people ▁of ▁H ok lo ▁descent ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Legisl ative ▁Y uan ▁Category : National ▁Ch eng chi ▁University ▁al umn i <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁G ovan ▁by - e lection , ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁was ▁a ▁parliament ary ▁by - e lection ▁held ▁for ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁constitu ency ▁of ▁the ▁G ovan ▁Division ▁of ▁Lan ark shire ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁ ▁V ac ancy ▁The ▁by - e lection ▁was ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁the ▁sitting ▁Liberal ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁( MP ), ▁William ▁Hunter ▁K C ▁as ▁Sol ic itor ▁General ▁for ▁Scotland . ▁Under ▁the ▁Parliament ary ▁rules ▁applicable ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁if ▁Hunter ▁wished ▁to ▁remain ▁an ▁MP ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁res ign ▁and ▁fight ▁a ▁by - e lection . ▁ ▁C andid ates ▁The ▁G ovan ▁Liber als ▁re - selected ▁Hunter ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁retain ▁his ▁seat ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁held ▁since ▁the ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁general ▁election ▁when ▁he ▁obtained ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁ 1 , 4 2 9 ▁votes ▁and ▁gained ▁the ▁seat ▁from ▁the ▁Union ists . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁Union ists ▁were ▁not ▁eager ▁to ▁contest ▁a ▁by - e lection ▁and ▁that ▁" as ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁cour tes y " ▁Hunter ▁might ▁be ▁allowed ▁a ▁walk over . ▁ ▁An ▁added ▁consideration ▁was ▁that ▁it ▁seemed ▁likely ▁a ▁new