1890 Partick by-election

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The Partick by-election, 1890 was a parliamentary by-election held in Scotland on 11 February 1890 for the British House of Commons constituency of Partick. It was caused by the death of the constituency's sitting Liberal Unionist Member of Parliament (MP) Alexander Craig Sellar, who had held the seat since the 1885 general election. He had been elected as a Liberal in 1885, but joined the breakaway Liberal Unionists in 1886, and was re-elected at the election of 1886 as a Liberal Unionist.

General election 1886: Partick [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist Alexander Craig Sellar 3,745 56.0 +7.9
Liberal Robert Allan McLean2,94444.0-7.9
Majority80112.0+15.8
Turnout 6,68974.8-5.5
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal Swing +7.9

Result

The seat was held for the Liberal Unionists by James Parker Smith;

Partick by-election, 1890
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist James Parker Smith 4,148 51.4 -4.6
Liberal Charles Tennant 3,92948.6+4.6
Majority2192.8-9.2
Turnout 8,07785.7+10.9
Liberal Unionist hold Swing -4.6
General election 1892: Partick [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist James Parker Smith 5,005 53.9 -2.1
Liberal Edward Tennant 4,27846.1+2.1
Majority7277.8-4.2
Turnout 9,28381.1+6.3
Liberal Unionist hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1889
  2. ↑ Whitaker's Almanack, 1893
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