1879 Elginshire and Nairnshire by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election

The 1879 Elginshire and Nairnshire by-election was fought on 17 September 1879. The byelection was fought due to the succession to a peerage of the incumbent Liberal MP, Viscount Macduff. It was won by the Liberal candidate Sir George Macpherson-Grant.[1][2]

Elginshire and Nairnshire by-election 1879[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sir George Macpherson-Grant 959 57.8 +0.5
Conservative Hugh Brodie 701 42.2 -0.5
Majority 258 15.6 +1.0
Turnout 1,660 88.1 +2.6
Liberal hold Swing

References

  1. ^ a b "Elgin and Nairn election. Return of the Liberal candidate". The Glasgow Herald. 17 September 1879. p. 15. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 November 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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