1879 Haddington Burghs by-election

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The 1879 Haddington Burghs by-election was fought on 25 February 1879. The byelection was fought due to the succession to a peerage of the incumbent Liberal MP, William Hay, 10th Marquess of Tweeddale. It was won by the Liberal candidate Sir David Wedderburn. [1]

1878 Haddington Burghs by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Hay 881 57.5 N/A
Conservative James Grant-Suttie 65142.5N/A
Majority23015.0N/A
Turnout 1,53283.3N/A
Registered electors 1,840
Liberal hold Swing N/A

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