The 1891 Paisley by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 1 June 1891 for the British House of Commons constituency of Paisley in Scotland. It was caused by the death of the constituency's sitting Liberal Member of Parliament William Boyle Barbour who had held the seat since the 1885 general election.

Result

The seat was held for the Liberals by William Dunn, a Paisley born, self-made, merchant banker.

William Dunn
Paisley by-election, 1891[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Dunn 4,145 59.6 +4.5
Conservative Robert Mure McKerrell 2,807 40.4 -4.5
Majority 1,338 19.2 +9.0
Turnout 6,952 85.8 +4.1
Liberal hold Swing +4.5

References

  1. ↑ The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 186 (210 in web page)
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