1884 Paisley by-election

The Paisley by-election, 1884 was a parliamentary by-election held on 15 February 1884 for the British House of Commons constituency of Paisley in Scotland. It was caused by the resignation of the constituency's sitting Liberal Member of Parliament William Holms who had held the seat since the general election of 1880 when he was returned unopposed.

Result

The seat was held for the Liberals by Stewart Clark, a local thread manufacturer.

Paisley by-election, 1884: Paisley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Stewart Clark	3,049	62.8
	Conservative	Lord Ernest Hamilton	1,806	37.2
Majority			1,243	25.6
Turnout			4,855
	Liberal hold		Swing