1873 Renfrewshire by-election

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The 1873 Renfrewshire by-election was held on 10 September 1873. The byelection was held due to the elevation to a peerage of the incumbent MP of the Liberal Party, Henry Bruce. It was won by the Conservative candidate Archibald Campbell. [1]

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