- Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire by-election, 1899
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The Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire by-election, 1899 was a parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire on 20 December 1899. The seat had become vacant when the sitting Liberal Member of Parliament John Balfour resigned having been appointed a judge. [1]
The Liberal candidate, Eugene Wason, the former MP for South Ayrshire won the seat in a straight fight with his Conservative opponent George Younger. [2]
The result
Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire by-election, 1899[3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Eugene Wason 3,489 Conservative George Younger 2,973 Majority 516 References
See also
- List of United Kingdom by-elections (1885-1900)
Categories:- 1899 elections in the United Kingdom
- 1899 in Scotland
- By-elections to the United Kingdom Parliament in Scottish constituencies
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