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1879 Elginshire and Nairnshire by-election

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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]

Elginshire and Nairnshire by-election 1879[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sir George Macpherson-Grant 939
Conservative Brodie 701
Majority 258
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing

References

  1. ^ a b "Elgin and Nairn election. Return of the Liberal candidate". The Glasgow Herald. 17 September 1879. p. 15. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  2. ^ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Ecommons2.htm