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1889 Elginshire and Nairnshire by-election

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A 1889 by-election was held in Elginshire and Nairnshire. It was won by John Seymour Keay.[1]

Result

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1889 Elginshire and Nairnshire by-election[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Seymour Keay 2,573 55.7 +4.2
Liberal Unionist Charles Bowman Logan 2,044 44.3 −4.2
Majority 529 11.4 +8.4
Turnout 4,617 79.0 +12.4
Registered electors 5,844
Liberal hold Swing +4.2

References

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  1. ^ "Mr John Keay (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  2. ^ David Marquand, Ramsay MacDonald, (London: Richard Cohen Books), 1977, p. 22.
  3. ^ Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.