1879 Elginshire and Nairnshire by-election

The Elginshire and Nairnshire by-election of 1879 was fought on 17 September 1879. The byelection was fought due to the succession to a peerage of the incumbent Liberal MP, Viscount Macduff. It was won by the Liberal candidate Sir George Macpherson-Grant.[1][2]

Elginshire and Nairnshire by-election 1879[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sir George Macpherson-Grant	939
	Conservative	Brodie	701
Majority			258
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing

References

1. "Elgin and Nairn election. Return of the Liberal candidate". The Glasgow Herald. 17 September 1879. p. 15. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 November 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)