1879 Haddington Burghs by-election
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UK Parliamentary by-election
The 1879 Haddington Burghs by-election was fought on 25 February 1879. The byelection was fought due to the succession to a peerage of the incumbent Liberal MP, William Hay, 10th Marquess of Tweeddale. It was won by the Liberal candidate Sir David Wedderburn.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Hay | 881 | 57.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | James Grant-Suttie | 651 | 42.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 230 | 15.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,532 | 89.1 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,840 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
References
- ^ "House of Commons". www.leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.
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