Paisley by-election, 1891
- Paisley by-election, 1891
The Paisley by-election, 1891 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.
Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = William Dunn
votes = 4,145
percentage = 59.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Mure McKerrell
votes = 2,807
percentage = 40.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,338
percentage =
change =
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