Paisley by-election, 1891
The Paisley by-election, 1891 was a parliamentary by-election held on 1 June 1891 for the British House of Commons constituency of Paisley in Scotland. It was caused by the death of the constituency's sitting Liberal Member of Parliament William Boyle Barbour who had held the seat since the 1885 general election.
Result
The seat was held for the Liberals by William Dunn, a Paisley born, self-made, merchant banker.
| Paisley by-election, 1891: Paisley[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | William Dunn | 4,145 | 59.6 | ||
| Conservative | Robert Mure McKerrell | 2,807 | 40.4 | ||
| Majority | 1,338 | ||||
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References
- ↑ The Constitiutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 186 (210 in web page)
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