1879 Elginshire and Nairnshire by-election
The Elginshire and Nairnshire by-election of 1879 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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Sir George Macpherson-Grant | 939 | |||
| Conservative | Brodie | 701 | |||
| Majority | 258 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
References[]
- ^ a b "Elgin and Nairn election. Return of the Liberal candidate". The Glasgow Herald. 17 September 1879. p. 15. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 November 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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