1899 Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire by-election
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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Use British English The 1899 Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire by-election 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
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Eugene Wason | Template:Replace | 54.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | George Younger | 2,973 | 46.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 516 | 8.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 6,462 | 83.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | -0.8 | |||
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See also
References
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- ↑ The Times, 21 December 1899
- ↑ The Times, 30 December 1899
- ↑ The Times, 21 December 1899 p9
- ↑ The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 181 (205 in web page)
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