1869 Dumfriesshire by-election
The Dumfriesshire by-election of 1869 was fought on 31 March 1869. The by-election was fought due to the disqualification of the incumbent MP of the Liberal Party, Sydney Waterlow, as he was deemed to be a government contractor. It was won by the Conservative candidate George Gustavus Walker.[1]
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- Politics of Dumfries and Galloway
- 1869 elections in the United Kingdom
- 1869 in Scotland
- 1860s elections in Scotland
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Scottish constituencies
- March 1869 events
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Scottish constituency stubs