1889 Elginshire and Nairnshire by-election
A by-election was held in Elginshire and Nairnshire in 1889. The election was won by John Seymour Keay.[1]
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Seymour Keay | 2,573 | 55.7 | +4.2 | |
Liberal Unionist | Charles Bowman Logan | 2,044 | 44.3 | −4.2 | |
Majority | 529 | 11.4 | +8.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,617 | 79.0 | +12.4 | ||
Registered electors | 5,844 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +4.2 |
References[]
- ^ "Mr John Keay (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ^ David Marquand, Ramsay MacDonald, (London: Richard Cohen Books), 1977, p. 22.
- ^ Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
Categories:
- 1880s elections in Scotland
- Elginshire
- Politics of Moray
- Politics of the county of Nairn
- 1889 elections in the United Kingdom
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Scottish constituencies
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Scottish constituency stubs