Paisley by-election, 1884
- Paisley by-election, 1884
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.
Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Stewart Clark
votes = 3,049
percentage = 62.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Lord Ernest Hamilton
votes = 1,806
percentage = 37.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,243
percentage =
change =
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