Shaw-Lefevre was appointed a Civil Lord of the Admiralty, requiring a by-election. Goldsmid's death caused a by-election. Lefevre was appointed First Commissioner of Works and Public Buildings, requiring a by-election. Murdoch's death caused a by-election. Isaacs is appointed Solicitor General of England and Wales, requiring a by-election. Issacs is appointed Lord Chief Justice of England and is elevated to the peerage as Lord Reading, requiring a by-election. A General Election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the summer of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place. General Election 1939/40: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;