1879 Elginshire and Nairnshire by-election

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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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sir George Macpherson-Grant 959 57.8 +0.5
Conservative Hugh Brodie70142.2-0.5
Majority25815.6+1.0
Turnout 1,66088.1+2.6
Liberal hold Swing

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References

  1. 1 2 "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)